Originally Posted by
Proximity
Wrong from a strategy aspect, not a moral aspect.
Very unlikely a new hire will see a 9 tfp turn straight in this environment...but if a new hire wants to be sure they won't get it, bid straight long before the close. Any other strategy would give them a better chance.
I'm a "mid-seniority" FO and the last premium trip I flew was summer 2017. I do outbid new hires on straight trips often however.
^^ This! Once you start the straight train going, you're pretty much guaranteed to be outbid when you could have patiently waited for it to be assigned to a reserve, call scheduling and get your second year rates opposed to no trip at all.
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