What about the unsuspecting pax in the middle of your so called two way street....
We all got the unregulated, free market, cut-throat airline mentality that we wanted.
These pilots have seen their paychecks in real dollars decline 50% in 15 years. All the while the salaries of their top bosses were multiplying geometrically.
Can't fly on American? Get on travelocity and find somebody else. Loyalty's for suckers in this brave new world. And trust me on this, the pilots didn't choose it to be this way.