Originally Posted by
SpecialTracking
@baseball, The short answer is because longevity means something and alpa merger policy was changed to reflect that. If their name was slated to be furloughed they received zero credit for fleet/seat because they had none.
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So, you are saying you get full longevity when you are unemployed? Somehow I don't get that. I don't think that is remotely fair to someone who hasn't been furloughed. One pilot could have been hired in 1996, but has been on furlough for 10 years, while another pilot could have been hired in 1998 and hadn't been furloughed, yet the 96 hire gets more longevity? Not sure how that is fair.