True it's very different, but I wouldn't say completely so.
I would reckon that it's still in the same ballpark. Higher costs eats into margins.... the company sacrifices some less profitable routes.... or, they cut services from 3 daily to 1 daily due to weakening demand....etc.
My point is, there's going to be a point that they need less from the people they have. Yes, that may never happen. It may even be very very improbable, but for the sake of the argument, humor me.