So you have gotten pilots paid for a trip merely because it was in open time? I saw a trip in July that was in open time I wanted. It was canceled before awarded however I was probably the senior guy so I should be paid for it?
One other thing that should be mentioned because I see this error all the time. ARCOS does not award or decide trip coverage. It is a notification tool only. The scheduler still pulls the trip coverage report just like before ARCOS. She then sends that trip coverage to ARCOS for notification only.