There’s plenty of other ways to go about this, that could potentially work out well for you, don’t despair. Everything I’ve been hearing from people in many seats is that the company is way short. Pick up trips AVA and get paid 150%. Or cherry pick all the trips that will be proffered. If your seat position has a Facebook page, post what happened, say you’re looking for a specific sort of trip to pick up, and I bet your phone will be ringing off the hook.

The problem is not trying to pick up trips, but to get rid of them. Bit of a hassle, sure, but this could end up being a primo month for you if you like. Or get a little bit of early retirement in.