Originally Posted by WhatNow

Because what the company wants it for is entirely in their favor. This is not about a MD88 pilot being able to go to work in Pensacola. It's about being rapidly able to shift widebody international flying from city to city, swap aircraft types anytime they choose without any penalty. The pilots will provide all the grease to make it work. The company eliminates lots of DH pay and the pilots get to find their own way to work instead of positive space.
The companies biggest basing struggle is always widebody international. This solves it all for them.