Originally Posted by
CBreezy
You're not at the bottom when you're on your own metal. And Skywest has a pretty large network. Not saying it's like being at Mainline, but I'd argue that the flexibility you get by being able to non-Rev at a mid-level priority on every US carrier can be just as important as being able to have a high priority on one. Tell me, Mr. WO, what happens when your last flight from ORD to anywhere is oversold on American. Can you go and get a high priority on United flight?
That's precious. It really is. Your buddy's original argument was that Skywest has better benefits because, as he put it, "the flexibility" of having multiple airlines to choose from.
So now it's been pointed out that you are the bottom of all those boarding lists and your comeback is to point out that you get to fly on your own metal??? ***?
Here's a newsflash Mr. Non-Wholly Owned: Envoy pilots have equal boarding priority not only on AA but our own metal as well. Shocker, right? And Envoy's network is pretty extensive all by itself. Then add AA's network on top of that which these days includes everything from US Airways. And unlike Skywest, Envoy/PSA/PDT pilots have equal priority on AA. We are not the last guys on a very long list hoping for one empty seat and no standbys.
Yet you still want to try and argue about this? You guys are desperately grasping at straws. I've heard weird things about Skywest pilots before and never really believed it...now I'm starting to think otherwise.