Originally Posted by
irrelevant
Honestly, that's supposed to be the point of reserve. Reserves should be used for unexpected events, not to compensate for a failure to staff the airline appropriately.
If reserve was structured and used properly, there'd be so many senior people bidding it, that junior people would have lines.
Plenty of reasons to use reserves in a properly straffed airline, particularly without PBS
1) sick calls (unpredictable but not unexpected)
2) covering delays (see #1)
3) half trips left due to vacation, training, etc