Originally Posted by
Packrat
As they say in the military, "Never turn down a combat assignment." If they offer you a 767 class and you want the Whale, TAKE the 767. At some point (after your seat lock) you can bid whatever you want.
If you bypass, they may not have a class again for months/years. And most likely, they'll have a system bid before the class and you may be looking at the 767 anyway.
If your target airline offers you a class, TAKE IT! Ask questions later.
I don't plan on bypassing. Just trying to figure out what would be better for my family. On the one hand, CVG isn't far from where I live now so 767 CVG would be closer. On the other side of the equation, where I live now is not where my wife and I want to stay and there is a 74 base where we would like to be....near all of our family. That would be easier for her so to speak.
I've just heard, it may my very difficult going from 767 to 747 even if your seat lock is up because they hire many into the 74 vs allowing bidding onto it. On the flip side, I understand you can't go the other way, from 74 back down.