- - FA integration details?
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tanker
02-18-2012 05:09 PM
Originally Posted by The Juice
(Post 1135862)
2.5 year bump for SWA FAs....
Why did the AirTran FAs even agree to this deal?
The real question is why did the SWA F/As agree. The 2.5 year bump doesn't apply to ATL where it will be straight DOH. In the SLI SWA agrees to make ATL a F/A base by Jan 2015. Also AirTran F/As get 1st Right of Return at ATL and MCO.
javaguy141
02-19-2012 09:45 AM
My guess is SWA FA's just don't care about ATL---it's already staffed with AirTran.
blakman7
02-23-2012 05:35 PM
Originally Posted by tanker
(Post 1137588)
The real question is why did the SWA F/As agree. The 2.5 year bump doesn't apply to ATL where it will be straight DOH. In the SLI SWA agrees to make ATL a F/A base by Jan 2015. Also AirTran F/As get 1st Right of Return at ATL and MCO.
SWA F/A's probably agreed because a 2.5 year bump could be the difference between 2nd tier and 1st tier at a base. Like having a line 24/7 vs reserve cycles. Also, I think that both F/A groups were smart enough to learn from the mistakes of voting down an agreement.....aka The idiot MEC's from the AirTran side. Plus I am sure that just like the company, the F/A's also want to get the integration over with. Just my .02
