Originally Posted by shoelu

You really have absolutely no clue what you are talking about! The circling black helicopters must make it hard for you to concentrate. But your belief that SWAPA signed off on no international override as some form of payoff is absolutely ludicrous and impossible!

SIDE LETTER 12: ETOPS AND NEAR INTERNATIONAL FLYING
June 18, 2012 was signed WELL after SIDE LETTER 10: COMPLETE INTEGRATION OF AIRTRAN PILOTS INTO SOUTHWEST AIRLINES OPERATION September 22, 2011.

Did this "behind closed doors handshake" deal happen with all 6000 pilots that voted on this side letter? It must have been a really big room! Was this room also a time machine?

If you had any clue you would know that the reason SL 12 passed was mainly due to an absolutely huge gain on SCOPE PROTECTION. SL 12 included this provision:
4. Near International/Trans-Border Codeshare
a. Near International/Trans-Border Codeshare will be defined exclusively as Volaris Codeshare flights that include a trans-border segment between Mexico and a SWA city in the continental United States.
b. The Company will not engage in Near International/Trans-Border Codeshare with any carrier other than Volaris.

If you had any clue you would also understand that SL 12 was directly tied to SL 14 which included a 15% red-eye premium and established that a red-eye duty period that transited two calender days would trigger average daily guarantee on the second day.