Originally Posted by
xtreme
Do you know how a parasite works? It feeds off it's host. The host could be dying, however the parasite is living a healthy life.
That is exactly what RAH is doing. It is not a sign of economic recovery, it is just based on the fact that RAH has been feeding off the major airlines they serve and now have become their own competition. The truth is that RAH has been sheltered from this economic storm. They do not have to pay for fuel, and they could care less about how many people are on their airplanes, they get paid regardless.
This is not perfect for the employees, it is more hit and run, go see who makes the cash on this deal and you will find they have done this before and will try the model again. This is all about cash and how it can be made quickly. Sorry to say, so many pilots are blindsighted over this and think in the now, however there is an end to this and once the model costs exceed the plan this will be shut down. Unless like you said the host dies first.
Every airline has this problem, as the employee group matures, so does the fixed costs and ultimately will fail. This is why the management types jump so much, they know.