Originally Posted by
gloopy
They could do all of that without VB's by adding a single DH leg from somewhere else, usually for 1-2 hours of credit max. The viability of routes will have nothing to do with an hour of credit inside of a 4 day trip. None whatsoever.
This is about reducing pilot jobs, period.
But why would they have deadheads on every trip when they can add a vb for free?