Originally Posted by
MasterOfPuppets
the real reason is because United needed Captains and no one wanted the job in our current bases because our reserve rules were horrendous. So United looked where United pilots lived and opened bases. We would have had more if we didn’t sign the new contract.
but yes the enticing of Spirit and Frontier pilots was an added bonus.
Also if someone is close to 50% seniority they were hired well before MCO was ever talked about as a possible new base.