Originally Posted by
captainv
It's because you're JFK based vs. CVG based. If CVG based, they have to fly you home as a lineholder with more than 48 hours in base. If you switched, you'd be bidding #3 in CVG vs. getting nothing but CVG reserve lines as a senior JFK FO. This is the only way your seniority works for you. As a JFK guy bidding CVG lines, you're essentially junior to every CVG FO. On the plus side, your seat lock expires soon.
I assume and apparently so do you that she (I think she is a she) is in fact a line holder. And yes that is the only way to get sent home. Isnt it a shame that in a seniority based system that this is allowed. Maybe in our next contract we can fix that.