Originally Posted by
aceinthesky1
Maybe I’m clueless, but I have seen a rash of folks picking up open time that is less than the minimum guarantee.
Can anyone explain this logic to me?
I know new pilots are trying to get hours to move on, but it seems like this behavior is counter productive to the pilot group unless I’m missing something.
Yup.
You go from Premium Open Time->Straight Pay Open Time-> Split Trip Open Time
Pilot's who pickup split trips are giving the company a triple win (No reserve coverage is lost, no min guarantee needs to be paid, no premium needs to be offered).
We'll never get a contract. Pilot's are their own worst enemies. I wonder what the legacy pilots would say? I'm sure they might admire the ability to split a trip, but they'd probably be miffed to hear pilots pickup the worthless scraps. Stupid.