Originally Posted by
Han Solo
It would have to go through the trip coverage ladder first. Category dependent of course, but seeing as how that would be a broken trip, decent chance somebody would pick it up before it went back to that very same reserve. In addition, the reserve would be put on long call and on a short layover might not have adequate rest to be assigned the remainder of the trip.
I agree with your points, but it's happened to me several times over the years in a short staffed category.