Originally Posted by
UnusualAttitude
Lots of senior FO’s could have previously held Captain. Not sure I’m following you. They didn’t bid it but want it now. Unfortunately, now there aren’t vacancies for them to bid in to.
This^. You can't pass up an upgrade you could have held two years ago, and then cry foul when you want to upgrade and bump someone junior who did upgrade. Like it or not, this is pretty standard practice across the industry. But I came from the regionals where we always take the first upgrade, 'cause you never know when the music will stop.