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Case I
I didn't dig out the standing bids to check, but if the "by-passed" CQFO's had listed, for instance, CA at Senior Base (DEN) as their 1st choice and CA Junior Base (STL) as last choice, would not a Junior FO "by-pass" him if that FO bid CA @ Junior Base as #1 pref?
In this case, the CQFO is not truly BY-PASSED, he has chosen domicile over upgrade b/c his seniority cannot hold CA in his chosen base.
Incorrect.
If the CQFO in this example left the junior base OFF of his bid all together, there would be no bypass.
But if they just have the junior base as a lower priority on their bid, they'd still be awarded it ahead of a junior pilot, regardless of where on the junior pilot's bid they have it.