Out of curiousity what do senior captains earn at Southwest? That gang seems genuinely happy with their situation, and the company is profitable.
Funny thing, I just flew SWA as a passenger for the first time in my life, as did my wife on a separate day and flight(s). EWR-DEN-SFO and return. We were both stunned. This is an airline that does so many things right that none of the other lines have figured out yet, and they seemingly have fun doing it. Best airline I've ever flown, even though we had to lay over in DEN it was worth it.
Henceforth, I will fly SWA every chance I get.
As I understand it, far from having ever sought bankruptcy protection, they have been profitable every year they've been in existence, and I believe they've only had one single unprofitable quarter. I also understand their flight-deck and cabin crews are well-paid, at least by industry standards.