Premium flying has gone away for FO’s in IAH. Apparently, we have that covered. Given we have 33 upgrades in the pipeline, the 300% for CA’s in IAH appears to be slowing.

We are a fee per flight airline. We get assessed a penalty if we can’t staff the flight and don’t earn the fee. I suspect there is a crossing point when the 300% is more expensive than the penalty. Of course, cancelling flights due to lack of crew doesn’t help at CPA renewal time (or if the CPA is breached).