An airline is run by many different groups of people besides pilots. If the pilots get a pay raise then the flight attendants, mechanics, office people, rampers, gate agents and everyone else will also have their hands out. Then the aircraft leasing companies will get wise and upon time to renegotiate the rates then they too will be holding out for more money.

A simple $10 fare increase will rapidly become $100. Customers are barely holding on as it is.

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