I guess the WS CEO can't use low fare competitors as a reason not to pay up.

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/value-of...-ceo-1.1922595

Stephen Jones [F8 CEO] told BNN Bloomberg in a television interview that “demand for pilots has really increased across the post-pandemic period,” and that has translated into high compensation demands from the aviation professionals.

“There’s no doubt that the value of pilots has gone up over the last period and it’s something the industry needs to deal with,” Jones said Friday.