Originally Posted by
Fly4FunAA
That is very true. To play devil’s advocate. Southwest is on the cusp of change. Sure it may not be on the level of United. However, OP has to weigh the gamble of the worst case scenario on both ends and decide what he or she can live with
It sounds like you are saying the OP needs to weigh the best case scenario at WN vs. worst case scenario at UAL. Either way his or her DECISION INVOLVES RISK. There is obviously speculation involved as well. To some extent the individual needs to think that they are investing in leadership. Which management team gives you the most confidence? But even then management team rarely are in for the long term at least not as long as we pilots tied to a seniority system are.
We know the UAL growth plans, but as we know in this game that can all go POOF, Southwest could explode with growth and widebodies and be comparable to DL, AA, and UAL.......
The latter and former scenarios happening concurrently are about as likely as SFO-Pyongyang in the 787.