Originally Posted by Flika

Dude, just take the L on this one. First of all, It's ok to say, "ah, damn I forgot about AS/HA ". They are both absolutely legacies, they always have been a top of the food chain, career destination and even more so now that they are merging.

Second you've been moving the goal post everytime to make a post. First it was Hawaii and Alaska aren't legacies, then it was Southwest isn't the "big 4", now it's jetblue attrition is how you define the "big 3". Southwest historically has been one of the most desireable and hardest places to get into, people use to pay for their own 737 type rating just to interview there not too long ago. There was a 2 year blip where people use them as a springboard while they were negotiating their new contract when it was a hiring frenzy. Same as United giving out widebody and captain slots to new hires, and Delta's quick widebody upgrades. Blip on the radar and not the norm.