Originally Posted by
DarkSideMoon
That’s contractual. Anyone else can do it. Swaps are not to be denied as long as you’re not generating extra credit out of it (IE person 1 takes person 2’s MKE-ORD leg but person 1 doesn’t waive min day). The other two sad but contractually ignorant captains could find a friend and get the exact same thing approved. It doesn’t have to be for commute/operational reasons.
Oops. Sorry if I didn't provide enough context. That was the whole purpose of this swap. The member was saying "I get to keep my captain pay for an extra 30 days now because I was able to pick up one single leg that the other union member was allowed to drop." To be honest, I'm not very familiar with how the pay situation has worked with downgrades, but it sounds like if you fly a leg as captain, you get to keep it for another 30 days, which is what this member was bragging about.