Originally Posted by
notEnuf
Yet they continue to do it everyday without issue. They didn’t ends the practice with 25-05 just made it easier for themselves. That tells me it’s an acceptable cost. In fact they made IAs twice as expensive with the QS step. I’m not sure the cost is a deterrent but rather a fee for the freedom to do what they want.
I think they just bought ignoring the coverage ladder at will and they are happy with the price. Same price as before with no increase when they use QS and now it is sanctioned by ALPA. They just solved the batch size and length of coverage problem by eliminating auto accept at no additional cost.
I don’t think they’re happy with the price — they simply can’t avoid it. It’s a sunk cost for them. There’s no way for them to cover a trip that reports in 2 hours, following the ladder, when there are 8 hours worth of auto-accepts in the system.
The only reason why any of this matters is because the company will try to escape their auto-accept / 23M7 costs for a
much lower price at the table. It will be essential for ALPA E&FA to provide the negotiating committee with an accurate number prior to section 6. I’m cautiously optimistic that the NC will approach any bargaining with the true dollar value of auto-accept in mind.