Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Winter bids quite different than summer for international. Generally reserves get used a lot more in the summer so guys avoid bidding it. Winter reserves often sit around and more senior pilots will bid for it. Some senior guys also use the alternating bid strategy.
LAX is the one anomaly due to southern hemisphere flying. SYDx2 BNE AKL MEL will keep reserves working during Northern Hemisphere winter. ATL usually covers one AKL crew with a domestic leg to/from LAX. Southern hemisphere winter is when LAX gets the domestic international sandwich via LAX-ATL.