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Originally Posted by PowerShift
Exactly. Just wanted to voice my opinion, but you said it all. The moaning and complaining on the swapa forum about how 150 trips per month is “my norm” blah blah blah. Good luck doing that going forward. This offer was WAY better than I had anticipated SWA to do. IMO it’s a huge gift. With the metrics going forward, I cannot see a reason not to take it for most.
At this point, if you are over 60 and aren't taking this offer, you are either married to this job and would literally "do it for free", or you have made some serious financial mistakes in life and have no confidence in your ability to do a different job to make up for the income. The guys on the forum are making some serious excuses. When anyone junior says anything to them suggesting it may be a good move for their good, the good of the company, and the good of those who would otherwise get furloughed, they are making lame excuses about bankruptcy risks and their sick banks. If you are over 60, or even 55, and have hit your retirement target, as most have, punch! It's a no brainer.
I think going forward, our ability to fly extra will be severely curtailed. Last month if you were above the cap, you were dead in the water for open time. 100-110 will be the max going forward, and that is going to be with some moderate effort. Same thing this month. Every trip has multiple senior bidders in both seats. I don't see a significant recovery for some time, and even if it keeps going at the current pace, it only takes one more major outbreak.
Opportunity is knocking. If you are over 60 and want to work 12 days a month for 20tfp, I guess knock yourself out.