Originally Posted by
quadspeed
Oh, that's easy dear chap . The customers perception of who is flying their airplane.
I thought I made that clear. But not to you it seems.
The bottom line is that some pilots like to be associated with a particular brand. And everything that goes with that.
As for 'most', then the best we can do is look at the numbers going from legacy to lcc, or the other way around. And after that, just let the numbers speak for themselves. I've done both, believe me, and so has most of my colleagues.
How patently sad. Luckily I don't need that kind of affirmation to make my life satisfying.