Originally Posted by
Flamer
Line bidding. So one week of vacation can knock out two trips and pay a lot more than 42 hours. SWA has same thing and they use a program called swaptimizer to maximize their value for a week of vacation. So, if you thought our vacation sucked based on others having 6 hours, you should see what it is actually valued at if you bid your line and vacation properly. It is eye watering. Our vacation is a joke.
I know guys that get over 80 hours for a week of vacation. We get less than a third of that. I think that deserved at least a small font disclaimer when comparing our vacation to non-pbs airlines.