This issue is one of those "damned if you do, and damned if you don't" areas. One of the reason a lot of senior pilots bid those longhaul trips is to get the maximum flying done in the least amount of days. Fly 90 hours in 9 days and enjoy the rest of the month off. Looks like the good deal may be over for them. Will be interesting to see how many bid off the longhaul if these new rest rules actually take effect. Adding three or more days to their schedules is not going to make life better for them. Then again, maybe a few more will decide to put in their papers since they'll have to "work" more for less...... Certainly would be nice if they'd give us 48 layovers in SXM after the 3+20 flight down there from EWR..... ;-)