Originally Posted by
Gone Flying
seniority does matter. Seniority should put you at the front of the line for your first premium trip, you shouldn’t be able to get 4 SS, 1 GS and 1 QS before anyone else gets a shot at any premium flying.
most of this airline was hired when there was 1 form of voluntary premium and it was leveled. Those arguing for no leveling now had no problem spending 2 decades of their career with a senior pilot only getting 1 premium trip before going to the back of the line. SS/QS moved the goalposts, wanting them all leveled and on the same counter is just putting them back where we found them.
But all premium flying is not the same. A silver slip requires you to have pick up available. It is not double pay above the GS trigger, I could be single pay above the trigger if that’s all you have. Both a GA and QS are double pay, but one requires you to meet a trigger, one does not.
You can’t have a one size fits all levelling mechanism when all the premium trips do not pay the same.