Whether you prefer short or long trips, you’ll have that option at a legacy.

As someone pointed out, because of multiple fleets, it’s easier to find your niche on a narrowbody at a legacy than at a LCC.

Legacy upgrade time is about 2 years across the board, so if turns go senior and that’s what you like, it’s no more than ~ 2 years away. If you don’t get turns via PBS, you can trade into them.

Someone hired at a legacy today will be making just under $200k in 2026, and well more than that in 2027, assuming he/she opts to stay as a NB FO for the superior seniority. That’s a bit of a pay cut if you’re a captain now, but you won’t be struggling to pay your bills.

I don’t know what the future holds for spirit, and I hope good things are on the horizon, but as somebody said earlier “hope isn’t a plan”.