Originally Posted by
pilotgolfer
It would be short sighted for someone to make such a dramatic career decision over a temporary problem. With the movement going on now, even if someone were forced to go fly at 2nd year pay...they could undoubtedly bid out before ever getting on the plane to Guam.
Good point that you could bid out of it. If that’s the case, then hopefully crew planning recognizes that the majority they force there (if so) will bid-out before hitting the line, which doesn’t solve their shortage.
GUM might work for some, but when every major is hiring right now (and regionals pay decent money) if you have a life stateside, it’s probably not in your interest to relocate to a remote pacific island. It would be different if it was a city, like FRA HKG HND.
Do they ever offer GUM TDY? I bet people would be all over that option!