Originally Posted by
GoodJet
For now...
The no pick up restriction applied to May as well until a couple of weeks ago. Likely someone did the math on what would happen during the first month of live PBS bidding...
If it isn't part of the CBA it can be taken away at any time. The MEC seems to support that. So this income simply can't be counted on. Unless you are a fool it should not be included in a budget.
How pilots decide to budget is up to them. Even if it were in the contract the prospect of picking up open time on your days off is not guaranteed.
I was just providing context to a statement that had pertinent facts omitted. It’s fine not to like the fact that the provision is a LOA (I would like for it to be codified in the contract as well) but I think it’s important to share the whole picture. I’m sure any future incentive lines will also come with this caveat.