Originally Posted by
Margaritaville
That's only good if SWA is still in business in 2059. That's a long time in airline terms. I faced a similar decision with Allegiant and took the leap to a mainline carrier.
One thing about the legacies is they're too big to fail so your job will be there until you retire. LCC/ULCC carriers not so much. After the last 12 months of turmoil at SWA I wouldn't put all my eggs in that basket.
I would strongly argue that Southwest is past the days of being considered an LCC. If Southwest were to go under that would hurt a huge part of the market share. We are definitely flying today more like a legacy than a LCC. Our pay is on par with the traditional legacies and we are the highest paid 737 drivers in the industry.
Have you seen our ticket prices lately? There is nothing low cost about it. Most of our tickets cost the same as DAL, UAL, AA or even higher.