Originally Posted by ClncClarence

What did you expect? The airline isn’t going to reshuffle the entire deck every time there’s a system bid. That’s not how our contract works and it’s not how they do it anywhere else. If you don’t get this, then you’re incredibly ignorant. When airlines are expanding they have vacancies in most of their seats which allows you to move easier based on seniority. When the airline is staying the same size or shrinking you don’t just get to kick people out of a seat. Period. Sorry if that upsets you, bit it’s not unique to FedEx.

Also, if you were hired in the last two years or recently moved to a new (higher/lateral) seat you may be seat locked.