Originally Posted by
rickair7777
No, snap up is not freeloading. It's a safety valve, why would you not want it? It's now become the standard.
Does the rest of the industry expect two merged airlines, one broke, both in an essentially failing business niche to set the new bar at DAL+30%? While already coming from behind? No. But at the very least a snap up, even if it's on a time delay, is better than nothing.
Personally I don't view F9/NK as leading the next round of pattern bargaining, but playing catch up from the last one. YMMV depending on who you talk to.
F9 had minimum average of peers language prior to indigo. The problem with it was peers were listed as alaska America west and AirTran I believe. It became tough to argue the average of one number.