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This. And its going to be very hard to get any significant QOL gains because the rush they got when they "found" 800+ pilots worth of slack in the system (by absolutely trashing the pairings) is likely going to be the hardest thing to change in section 6. Like 7.5 saying he'd "take a strike" to stop jumpseating, this is an issue that, while economic to a large extent, has transcended money and almost became a deeply embedded emotional and cultural foundation.

Even with the 88/90 gone, the 220 will continue to expand and be used less and less on "niche" routes percentage wide, and more and more plugged into marketing's overarching philosophy. Every flight to every city must be from a different plane or from a different base. The end result: pairings will continue to be absolutely trashed, ergo trips will continue to be degraded. More early reports and late releases, constant equipment swaps (long sits as well as even when the turn time is less than the one brought in because FA "kitting" is many multipiles greater than just pilot or even full kitting) tons of short overnights and early wakeups and high leg count days as much as possible.

Commuting to reserve will go from bad to worse (one flight PS notwithstanding, which hopefully becomes permanent) and even many of the "good deal" home reserve lifestyles will see significant changes. Who knows how long section 6 will take, or how much work rule QOL gains are going to come out of it.

As others mentioned, rolling thunder quickly goes from a money maker to a QOL saver. Banked PB days as well as using some (or even all) of the extra pay to drop days paired with a little bidding stratedgery can result in many months during the year with far more time at home (even for commuters) than simply "holding a line". You have to pay the piper a little to get it started though, and some will choose an entire year of pain for no additional pay over the psychology involved to get it set up properly. Their loss your gain.