Base closures? Remember the ANC MD base? They opened and bid it. Paid people's moving expenses since it was a new base INCLUDING shipping two cars to ANC.

The Russia flying was cancelled while the pilots were still in training, but since the base was opened they had to keep it open for 6 months or they would have had to buy everyone's houses that moved up. They still had to pay moving expenses for everyone who got displaced from the base. Two times $15K for every pilot who moved.

They kept it open 6 months and one day. 10 crews, 4 lines, one two day pairing: ANC-SEA-SMF, layover, SMF-SEA-ANC.

Never put even the most ridiculous base opening/closing decision past them.