Spot on. I never used auto-accept when we had batch sizes, because I knew that if I got a phone call from ARCOS, even in the middle of the night there was a good chance I could hold the trip. After the giveaway my phone was ringing off the hook for stuff where I was #100 in line. So to eliminate the nuisance, all my GS have auto-accept. The caveat being that I'm so junior that I will fly anything that actually comes to me, because it usually happens only 3 or 4 times per year.

I had a crazy idea the other day, I wonder if it's actually feasible. We renegotiate the entire coverage ladder in section 6, coming up with a solution that better fits the current size of our pilot group. But, we get rid of 23.M.7 entirely. Whatever new ladder we come up with they HAVE to follow, with no workarounds, and strict penalties if they don't. That would force them to staff properly and utilize the many tools that they already have at their disposal to cover trips and choose not to.