Originally Posted by
rickair7777
What a lot of folks miss about AS schedule flexibility is that you can legally drop down to zero *if* other pilots pick up your trips.
Very few people do that, but it's a thing. Availability depends on seat and base, and also season because it only works if other pilots have some bandwidth in their schedule to pick stuff up.
I believe SWA is similar, and you may be able to drop to the company vice other pilots but you'd have to ask them.
Redeyes are a significant factor, some folks just don't like those. Personally I'd rather do a long redeye than a 3-4 leg day for similar credit.
same or id rather do a redeye than a 7am out of the east coast
give me the MCO redeye out of sfo that leaves at 9:30 lands at 9:45 over the 7am out BOS or jfk that’s like 2:45 VAN body clock 🤢🤢