Originally Posted by
ComanchePilot
This terminology is new to me. What is a "broken trip"? How does "more broken trips" equate to more money to be made with premium? Does it mean you get paid extra while flying a trip if the trip is broken? Or does it mean more extra flying is available to be picked up?
Lots of helpful info in your post. So comparing pros and cons:
So to sum up, it sounds like most aspects of the 190 suck, but if you were new and local, you would choose the 190, because you could earn more and get more days off.
A jb friend showed me a list of NYC FO open time trips (extra flying available to be picked up for extra pay). On that particular day, there were twice as many available on the 320 as on the 190. Would choosing the 190 really maximize pay?
Yeah a broken (secondary) pairing is just more open-time available to the masses, which sometimes equates to more premium opportunities. A secondary pairing is just anything not built from the initial pairing set.
In regards to NYC….without looking it up, I’m going to guess that 320 is maybe 6X’s the size as 190 in JFK. So obviously larger base, more open-time.