People don't get it.
Jet Balu, Skyburst, Virginal and the like are run on the cheap...and it always catches up with you. Remember Valentine's day?
Southwest hedged fuel very well and that is why they are profitable.
OIL is now over 90 bucks a barrel...and you don't think that will get passed on to the consumer?
And with the huge delays in the US system, cheap will not win out.
American pilots will get a good piece of the pie and it will start the ball rolling for all pilots.
Imagine the ad: Virgin pays their captains 95k....we pay twice as much...do you really think you will be better off with a cheap pilot?