Originally Posted by
bonvoyage
that is confirmed. A lot of us have been beaten long enough on indefinite reserve and no work rules. Also many of may be scared if they don’t go now, there may be nowhere to go as we are all competing with pilots from failed LCCs trying to go to legacy’s now too
The aviation equivalent of Gresham’s Law.
Not that the LCC/ULCC pilots are necessarily “bad” but the market is currently being flooded with them. Anyone with legacy aspirations needs to get their apps in, or be buried deep in the seniority list if they ever eventually make the jump.
Akin to the “You snooze, you lose” principle. It’s inherent in seniority driven systems.