Originally Posted by
Tee1Up
Looking at the March reasons report, I was given a "coverage award" for a pairing that I had on bid line 37. I had a trip on bid line 8 that conflicted with the coverage award and then that pairing from my line 8 bid went to a junior guy. I'm not clear on what the "coverage award" was and why it was awarded prior to a pairing that was way up my preference list that ultimately got awarded to a junior guy. Out of the country right now or I'd call ALPA. Just hoping to tap the wealth of knowledge on here. Thanks in advance for any insight.
Without knowing the specifics, guessing is all I can do--but, my
guess is the trip you bid for on line 8 did not satisfy the coverage. Just a conflict with the coverage trip you got doesn't matter for the coverage process; it can only keep you from getting the trip after coverage (as you have discovered the hard way).
Coverage will give you a trip from the "coverage pot"--matched to an AWARD bid you have, if possible, without regard to any restrictive bids (AVOID, PREFER OFF, etc.). In this case, it gave you a trip that matched your line 37 bid. Only then did it run your full bid, with the coverage award essentially acting as a pre-award. With that coverage trip in place, you couldn't get line 8 due to the conflict.
Hypothetical example: your line 8 was for a trip that ran Wed - Fri of a particular week. Coverage was activated for the weekend days at the end of that same week, and all the trips still in the pot started on Fri. You get the coverage trip starting on Fri, and therefore cannot get the W-F trip. Again, pure speculation without knowing your specifics.