Originally Posted by
Roy Biggins
I bid the 190 intentionally when I got hired. Spent 2 months on reserve and then could hold a line that satisfied my needs. The VDA’s were plentiful. You gain seniority in base quickly. I remember staffing getting so short, CS would cold call me asking to pick anything and it was VDA pay. Good crews, and the airplane itself was good to fly.
But…SYR overnights get old 😂 You would have trips that never left the state of NY. And the pay separation just becomes too much after year 2. That’s when it’s time to bid over.
Honestly, if the pay was the same, I’d probably still be on that aircraft.
Same. I bid it when I got hired intentionally as well and moved up very quickly seniority wise. You are not lying about the NY overnights. I got burnt out on SYR and BUF. Was happy to spend my first year on it though before jumping to the bus. No regrets doing it for my first year here especially as a commuter.