Originally Posted by Fr8Thrust

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!