Originally Posted by
MD80
Are you talking about pilot pay?
Because AirTran and Southwest have a better CASM (cost per seat mile) then the numbers I've seen from Republic. I think that is why Frontier is being brought into Milwaukee to compete on routes flown by SWA/Airtran.
Have you noticed that pilot pay is a small piece of the pie?
What's why these airlines pay industry wages and still have the lowest CASM.
Republics CASM hasn't really been seen yet. Give it time. But don't you think there's a reason Airtran is taking shots at Republic? Do you think Airtran really cared about your Midwest brand and hometown airline?
And, if pilot pay is such a small piece of the pie (which I agree with you on btw), then why were you and other Midwest pilots pointing fingers at the Republic pilots for undercutting your wages and stealing your jobs?
If pilot pay really didn't matter, as you say, than wasn't your argument null?