Maybe we should **** the public off. Maybe then they will learn a little about our industry before they try to save $5 dollars of a flight from JFK to LAX. The public has no flippin' idea of how we are paid, how much we work, etc. If they did, the might not keep trying to buy tickets on a dime and still make change. How would you feel getting on a plane if you new the pilots just took a 40% pay cut because you won't pay higher prices for a ticket?
I know fuel prices are having an effect. You do not see oil companies cutting pay so the public can buy gas at a cheaper price, do you? No. So why should the airlines do it? They should not have to, and that IS a double standard.