Originally Posted by
JimLaheyTPS
Hoss, since you’ve done the bump game before would you mind sharing your strategy to those of us who are about to see our fleet displace? I’m senior in my BES so curious if there is a benefit to volunteer for a first round displacement vs waiting for any follow up displacements. That assumes they don’t shut down SFO/LAX right away with one big displacements.
If you volunteer, you displace with the lower person's seniority (for bump purposes only). So, say your seniority number could bump to 787 in XYZ base, but the person who you're replacing could only hold narrow body f/o, then YOU'LL only be able to bump to narrow body f/o if you volunteer displace. Once in your new BaseEquipmentSeat, your monthly and vacation bidding would be done based on your OWN seniority number. Also, with a backlog of training, the difference of a couple months in displacement can translate to 6-10 months of holding current position. Last time I was bumped, it took them 9 months to send me to training; guys bumped a month earlier went to training in 2 months. My advice, unless their are extenuating circumstances that justify it, is to not voluntarily displace.