Bottom line, your “competition” for NB captain seats are WB guys like me. Bottom widebody line older versus bottom captain lineholder trips just don’t even compare. If you’re going to be away from home for four days/3 nights, might as well make 25+ hours and get paid to nap for two legs, rather than doing 8+ legs with 14 hour overnights in BFE.

anything that sweetens the pot for widebody first officers or senior narrowbody FOs, by definition does not achieve the objectives on the company’s end. Throw in the fact that flowing crews through other domiciles will undoubtedly lead to more hotel stays in SF/LA/NYC. Three of the most expensive places in the world to pay for hotels.

A lot of our first officers who are hired just prior to Covid didn’t fly much in the last year and a half, so as they reach 500 hours and self certify, I think this problem will largely go away on its own