38 isn’t a spring chicken that’s for sure. But being middle seniority I can see the logic. Starting over at JetBlue seems hasty considering they are relatively young like us and not growing. Also, every legacy also has an NYC base.

I’ve heard this before about delta and “pilot culture”. With every legacy having an NYC base I can see putting them at the back of the line based on seniority demographics alone but culture? Is that really something anyone should consider when talking about a multimillion dollar career. Who GAF about culture. This job is about money and time off. Delta should be far ahead of JetBlue if going in as a NH