Anyone ever try to trade a trip, lets say you are flying one on Saturday (march bid month), and wish to trade for the identical trip but it starts on a Friday... (but in the Feb bid month).

Our trip trade system, real time, seniority, nor crew companion will let you do it.

I called trip trade and futures desks. All agree I have no legality issues, but the computer won't let you do it.

They said "ALPA was aware."

They also said that there doesn't appear to be anything in the contract preventing it, but there is a "system limitation." Is that like saying we didn't program the computer right?


Any other opinions on this? Am I wrong?

Scheduler suggested I just try and straight drop my Saturday day trip, but then she said it would be denied due to lack of coverage on Saturday and Sunday. it shouldn't matter as it was a 4 day trip and I would have been working Saturday and Sunday anyway.

I guess if you can straight drop a trip you would then be free to do a straight pick up...