True. . .but we all know "never say never".

If (as so many people seem to wish for) SWA gets caught up in a financial mess, they may have to furlough people in the future, so they know that they can't give that kind of protection.

I think it is more telling that the FAPA folks wouldn't even talk to the SWAPA folks late Wednesday and Thursday. Sounds to me that they just weren't very interested in working it all out, they had made up their minds.

It's over, time will tell whether the direction chosen works for them. It will be interesting to see what F9 looks like 12 and 24 months form now.