Originally Posted by
lowflying
I would love PBS if done right but the VX PBS fanboys aren't going to change anyone's minds. If you don't understand why I'm asking for better vacation then you don't have the slightest grasp of the current AK CBA and what needs to change to get most of us to even consider PBS.
Ok well now that you are done flaming, do you mind enlightening the people that think the Alaska vacation system is a total Albatros? Have you used any other vacation system or worked at another airline to see how different systems should and could be implemented?
Did you notice that Alaska is possibly the only airline that uses line bidding? It isn't because Alaska line bidding is better than everyone else, it's because everyone else in the industry has figured out that PBS is the better and right way to do things. You will have PBS it's just a matter of time. Probably should start thinking about how it should be implemented and enlightening people who are taking on your vacation system to whatever benefits it has so we don't consider throwing it in the trash.
Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
Single day vacation trades (one strong point of AS) are good only with line bidding. With PBS it would be a pre assigned activity that day with 3.5 hrs value and you could still get a trip day before/after. With line bidding the entire trip drops.
Yeah but if you don't pick anything up to make up for the loss of credit you become a reserve and can be assigned anything on any day?