Originally Posted by
DashAlmighty
I agree the regionals suck when it comes to compensation and schedules. They always have, and always will. But does that justify saying "I am gonna endanger a flight because my company doesn't give me what I want." We need better compensation yes. We also need professionals making better choices. Commution across the country for a regional job is like a high school kid driving two hundred miles a day to work at a mall. It makes no sense.
Follow the money, it is all about profit margins and if they are making the predetermined money, they will pull and go. This goes for all airlines, so check you investors and gauge their return rate expectations. If a group dips into their pocket, plan for the worse. I did not see this the first time it happened, at least during the second go around I was well aware, just didn't think an overnight shutdown would occur.