Originally Posted by
Electra
I feel your pain. The trip mix in DEN has become so lousy that something like 75% of people are doing exclusively four days, and people are volunteering for ASE just to get away from the 4-on-2-off cycle. I know more than a few people who thought they'd stay here with their cushy schedules who are now contemplating leaving because they can no longer hold locals and two-days and figure if they're gonna be stuck doing a 4-day they might as well do it for Southwest or Frontier or commute for United until the day comes they can hold DEN again. Maybe the company is doing it on purpose? That's one way to increase attrition at the top, I guess.
What is ASE? What are the biggest drawbacks to bidding reserve? No flight time, low pay, and lots of sitting around at the airport? Sorry, i'm a newbie