Originally Posted by
Pro2nd
I live an hour away, and reserve this summer was awful. I had more days off rolled in 3 months than I did in 8 years at a regional airline.
It's hit or miss with QOL. Your example is why we need protective reserve rules, not for the pilot who is in a seat that never gets used. Also, the abused seats tend to migrate around the system over seasons and years, depending on many factors like hiring, moving equipment around, and new/old equipment coming/going. That's why everyone should look closely at reserve rules when voting. It eventually comes around. Even above the gline folks on the 747 will see reserve when those start going away and the base starts to shrink.