UPDATE: An insightful letter to SWA’s pilots from SWAPA President Carl Kuwitzky. This letter includes lots of behind-the-scenes details, much of which I didn’t realize. Again, I have no opinions to offer publicly, but this is worth reading.

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I nearly blew a gasket when I saw the news:

For a few hours I seethed, complained, planned angry email, and developed a stress knot in my neck. I wanted to wring someone’s neck, and I knew exactly which neck I wanted to wring. Jenny tried to reason with me, and I wouldn’t have it. The bid and its failure resonates with some of my deepest and strongest beliefs, making these events a recipe for levels of emotion I don’t normally feel.

I finally prayed, read a bunch on the topic, and gained some perspective. While I still think the failure of our bid is a travesty and blame all sorts of people for it, I finally realized that life truly does go on. I never wrote my angry email. I can think about things other than Frontier. Everyone involved in the bid probably learned some things, and so did I.