Originally Posted by
ZapBrannigan
It is a little confusing. Most junior left seater is around 400 numbers senior to a pilot hired at the top of 2014.
About 850 FOs senior to that pilot can hold Captain right now though.
So 850 decided “no thanks” to OAK, but could’ve held it if they wanted to. That’s a big number!
If you can pick up premium any day of the week you want, get your choice of line/vacation…why bother with a multiple time zone commute (for 6 bid periods) for a few extra bucks? Wait until you can upgrade closer to home or get off rsv if you commute.
I’m betting the bids will stay Junior until Fall and then bypassers will take the fall/winter spots. 2015 hires prob be upgrading next summer if they want.