Originally Posted by
Cyio
Totally agree with you on this. They are doing it on their current route because it is basically free for them past the three-month mark, and let's be honest, three months of hotels is nothing for them. If we made it painful for them or cheaper to leave pilots in place, they would find another way. I fear that this entire cycle repeats next year as they start moving people around again for seasonal flying. Hopefully, hiring picks up "enough" to mitigate it.
Yep, sad but true.
We need to capture this moment and some good ideas for the next contract.
How about…..
If the company needs to move pilot staffing in excess of the number of newhires and upgrades, it will offer those vacancies to volunteers via DH lines, paid hotels, etc.
If the company needs seasonal changes in vacancies it will offer them to volunteers via stipend, DH lines, paid hotels, etc.
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