Originally Posted by Fly4FunAA

I think personally for me, since I do have the military flying, the airline isn’t my only flying job and it’s more just about the lifestyle it can provide. Personally I’d rather have more days off, good seniority, and pretty good pay. If I want to travel the world I can jumpseat on my off time and then spend as much time as I want at the destination.

If I leave Southwest now to go start over again, it would take several years to even catch up to the pay I’m at now, as well as I still may be waiting on a WB.

I think if I didn’t have the military flying on the side, the current seniority at SWA, or if CA upgrade at UAL/WB FO was still going junior, then this would be a safer jump. Though, no matter what, switching airlines will always come with risk, but if the risk is worth it then it makes sense. I’m still not sure if it’s actually worth it, in my personal situation. Southwest said they would never go to assigned seats and here we are…I think another type will eventually come over my 35 yr career.

I think the best thing is to monitor the situation at United and in the world and see what makes sense when I’m offered a class.