Originally Posted by
CantStayAway
No one said anything about involuntary displacement. Some pilots based in DEN likely will bid DFW, but the poster spreading the DEN shrinkage rumor was just saying the empty spaces they leave behind may not be filled, leaving it a smaller base after the bid.
When I think of a base shrinking I think of it in terms of a reduction in the number of positions, usually meaning there will be displacements. Not too many want to bid out of DEN unless they’re just sick of reserve and looking for a line. Certainly on the Captain side, with the number of DEN dwellers that got kicked out in past reductions, I cannot imagine a world where there would be unfilled positions in DEN.