Originally Posted by
hummingbear
It’s true many commuting lineholders have to come in the night before or stay an extra night after a trip. If any commuting ever on a non-working day is a deal-breaker, you don’t just need to wait until you can hold a line to upgrade, but a good while after that.
Having said that, commuters should take notice that in the last update the company has agreed to fewer working days for RSV pilots- which I think is a better angle to attack this issue from, anyway, as it benefits commuters & locals alike. As a commuter, you’ll alway be sacrificing some time that a local guy isn’t, but you’re about to be drawing that sacrifice from a larger bank of guaranteed days off.
I like the way you look at this. Imo we should try to come up with solutions like this that benefit the broadest number of pilots. It’s a big win for locals and a medium sized win for commuters. Unlike spending negotiating power on a post 10am day 1 which pretty much entirely benefits commuters.
This could also help lineholders close to the g-line if they prefer more days off.