Originally Posted by wags3539

First off, to my knowledge LCA's are not bidding for FO trips. They may be forced to fly in the right seat, which is legal by the contract whether you like it or not, but as far as I know there hasn't been any bidding for right seat flying. And secondly, why would you expect the LCA's to resign their position based on something out of their control that is not a contract violation. I'm not sure how many other airlines out there do it, but there are at least a few that give every captain dual seat qualification, not just LCA's, so at least be happy we aren't in that position.