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Old 02-13-2023 | 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by CAPILOTAIN
Seems like a Sat-Sun would be tough, adding Fri or Mon to it might work. I know this request for weekends only its a little ridiculous but with the ongoing and increasing pilot shortage issue I figured that airlines would have a tough time saying no :-)
At SWA, we have purity in our lines and most of them are 3 on / 4 off as a broad generalization. Being that weekend flying is less desired and goes junior, you absolutely could do a Fri-Sun or Sat-Mon schedule.

That said, have you considered going to a legacy and bidding onto a fleet type that has low reserve utilization? For example, a widebody and then bid long call?

Some of those in that position can chime in but it seems you’d get A LOT of time at home that way.
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