Originally Posted by Gunfighter

I know you are on a mission to change the system, but at some point it's better for your sanity to just embrace the system and bid what works. Delta Domestic Air Lines is an entirely different operation than Delta International Air Lines. The QOL gap has grown even wider in recent years thanks to the optimizer.

If your seniority is <9,500, NYC 330B RES is fantastic QOL and flexibility for a FL commuter. When you factor in the pay raise from 7ER, you start the month 2 days ahead. Everyone responds differently to the ocean crossings, but I've found an alternating schedule of Line/RES works well. I'll fly two or three trips in line months then 2-3 SC and one trip average in RES months. Better than 90% of the fly months involve at least one drop or swap. I don't spend my days hawking open time. Once the schedules are released in iCrew, I post my drops in iCrew and P2P, then load my swaps via EasySwap. For res months, the 4 digit seniority should yield a M-F schedule where you get SC on Monday or Tuesday.

I appreciate your resolve to battle the system that makes NB flying such a huge QOL drain.