Originally Posted by
squall line
HNL closed and Captains there were not allowed to downgrade so they could hold PHX as a FO. While I believe they should have been afforded the ability, it was not allowed by the company.
Simple. The base closed. It was not gradually downsized. If a base is downsized, you can choose to downgrade to remain in your base. With CLT it is almost impossible the company can issue one massive displacement bid covering all the way to June of next year.