Originally Posted by
Fly4hire
Everyone who gets a job is initially happy. Small units tend to be more cohesive. Irrelevant to the discussion. I think most would rather be unhappy at a stable legacy than happy at VA.
a "stable legacy" is an oxymoron in today's industry.
Your comments regarding UAL and their effect are valid, however what initially contributed to the BK of a number of legacies? Without a doubt, the pressure exerted by new entrants with extremely low cost structures, delayed lease payments, and sub-standard wages/benefits allowed these carriers to exert severe downward pressure with basement ticket prices on the legacies that they were not structured to counter.
Sure, but an outdated business model and horrible mis-management had nothing to do with it. Of course.
Insult to injury is it was part of the models of these LCC's to undercut the legacies to the point where they planned on several failing before their costs inevitably rose as more mature carriers, by which time they'd have the market share to be sustainable.
After the beating the legacies took, to now claim that we pay more than XYZ legacy is disingenuous at best.
Who is this "we" you refer to?