Originally Posted by
iaflyer
Training - a new base provides an opportunity for everyone to bid, irregardless of seat lock. This increases the training churn required, as CR has said repeatedly, we just don't have the extra sim capacity to do this. They might be mudding the water a bit and using this as an excuse, but that's one of their lines.
What people need to remember as well is the initial opening is made small for this reason. Then subsequent later bids will open the doors more. I think some people lose hope on new bases quickly based on initial opening, then 1 year later it’s a lot more pilots.