Spirit Furloughing

[roundout]

Obligatory post with the buzzwords "peer support," "HIMS," "look out for your coworkers," "F the company," etc..


Seriously though. This networking site will always have someone to lend an ear if any of y'all need someone to talk to.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

I have yet to see why this is a bad thing? If the mergers don't make sense or are an attempt to monopolize a market then they should be fought.

I do find it funny how pissed you are about this considering they haven't lifted a finger toward blocking your airline's merger. Almost like you wish they would block your merger.

Why would I wish they block our merger? I'm all for airline mergers - it's the only way towards long term career security in the effed up system we have for seniority. Sure, it makes sense for vacation, schedules, sick time, etc. But it translates to ZERO career portability when one airline goes tits up.

I, for one, am not interested in a seniority reset if it can be helped. Our country had far too many airlines. That problem has largely solved itself at the legacy level, but now 4 airlines control 85% of the market. The remaining 15% have to consolidate - or they will disappear. It really is that simple. You're seeing Alaska/Hawaiian. Leftover jetBlue, Spirit, Frontier, Allegiant (and stragglers like Sun Country, Avelo, Breeze). Between jetBlue, Spirit, Frontier, and Allegiant you'll likely see a merger under the Trump admin.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

I have yet to see why this is a bad thing? If the mergers don't make sense or are an attempt to monopolize a market then they should be fought.

I do find it funny how pissed you are about this considering they haven't lifted a finger toward blocking your airline's merger. Almost like you wish they would block your merger.

But it didn't though! Consumers are the ones who lost now with the merger being blocked. Spirit restructuring seems to imply shrinking as a way to profitability. What's going to happen to consumer choice and air fares as Spirit shrinks itself? Consumer choice will go down. Fares will go UP. We are literally getting the result that the government claimed it was trying to prevent.

 

[Skåning]

Fares will go UP

Fares were going to go up regardless. Spirit's path was unsustainable. You can only cut costs so much.

 

[derg]

Furloughs suck. I’ve never been furloughed, have been close a few times, but might I suggest to talk your friend’s heads off because you’re not alone.

The ones that fell into the ‘abyss’ were the ones that thought they were either (a) the only person in the world to ever be furloughed or (b) tried to handle it on their own.

If it gets rough, hell, shoot me a PM and I’ll talk you through your situation. I may not have all the answers, or any at all, but I’ve seen my share of downturns over the years.

 

[roundout]

You can only cut costs so much.

Barry Biffle has entered the chat

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Furloughs suck. I’ve never been furlough, have been close a few times, but might I suggest to talk your friend’s heads off because you’re not alone.

The ones that fell into the ‘abyss’ were the ones that thought they were either (a) the only person in the world to ever be furloughed or (b) tried to handle it on their own.

If it gets rough, hell, shoot me a PM and I’ll talk you through your situation. I may not have all the answers, or any at all, but I’ve seen my share of downturns over the years.

Yeah.

I might be gone, but I still give two hoots about that pilot group. Please feel free, and other comments.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

Fares were going to go up regardless. Spirit's path was unsustainable. You can only cut costs so much.

You don’t have to tell me. Tell the government with their “Spirit customers would get harmed!” reasoning.

 

[Skåning]

Wish the best for folks there. Hope they can turn it around.