Originally Posted by
theUpsideDown
The tradeoff is swa reserves get 15 off and lineholders are 17 and more days off. Yeah you have to work more, and you get half the month or more off for your troubles, everyone. I get it delta guys like the schedules as is, but if its a vote, I'd take more work and more days off.
The other issue is that it's much harder to craft work rules and a contract that fits multiple fleets and missions (ie international and domestic) vs a company that flies one type and limited international (not even redeyes at this point).