Originally Posted by
non_state_actor
Point being that the pay was very very low ball compared to all other operators of the similar equipment at the time.
Yep. Here was a chance for a bunch of young pilots - tired of waiting around for jobs elsewhere - to fly a shiny new Airbus in a hip environment. Fresh faced FAs, and no tie! So they went to work for pennies on the dollar. Worked out for them eventually though - got gobbled up by Alaska and started being paid more appropriately.