Originally Posted by
hvydvr
Pre-optimizer, NYC had the highest layover costs in the system IIRC. Post-optimizer, the NYC commutable trips turned into early sign-ins with late sign-outs resulting in the current dystopian sh!tshow seen in NYC NB bid packs. The easiest way to minimize layover costs was to shunt the morning go and last flights in onto in-base lines. The company layover costs were greatly reduced by making the commuter foot the bill of those "optimizations."
Odd that they don't seem to mind to pay me for those OOBGSWC. Most of which are from ATL. I am NYC based.
It is true that NYC based pilots absorb the majority, if not all, of the o'darkthirty reports. It is true they DH crews in from ATL to cover some of the mid day reports as well since we are always chronically under staffed in NYC. Most of us wouldn't mind if we saw a bit more of a balance between the DH crews covering our mid day starts and maybe them covering some of those o'darkthirty reports. Pipe dream of course.
When the 88's went to the can factory, we knew that flying was going to be spread around somewhere.
We'll continue to get optimized and ground into grist. I just don't see that changing anytime soon. After all, somebody needs to pay for managements one time salary adjustments.