Is that why I was able to get a min sked for June? Because I was pleasantly surprised. I started putting min sked as a top priority starting in May as I really don't want to work 84+ per month. 70-75 is perfect for me.
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sailingfun
Trying to read the tea leaves on future trips is next to impossible. In the case of the MD88 the company wanted some relief on the ALV which was not granted. The ran the ALV too high in the winter because of 717 delays and now can't ramp up for the summer. As a result the company stated they have to run a min credit solution on trips to stay within the manning formula and that means fewer commutable trips and Longer trips. That will go Back to normal in Sep.
Marketing changes trips so often that there simply is not much consistency from month to month. The best advise I can give is bid the 88. You will gain seniority the fastest on that airframe.
Be careful in th BOS to NYC commute. Storms roll into NYC and shut things down. Then they move through and BOS goes down causing no shows.