Originally Posted by
skypine27
What excess? 08-03 was canceled.
There are SFS guys who were initially awarded CDG, had their awards canceled (thus reverting back to an excess status), and then big HKG CA for passover pay and ARE getting it.
As far as people being excessed off other airplanes, the only excess bids I'm aware of were some small ones on the DC-10. And if people being excessed off that were senior to bottom HKG CA A.S., and too junior to hold widebody CA in the states, then yes, they too are getting passover pay.
It's not that complicated.
08-03 was canceled but if my memory serves 08-02 was a huge bid with lots of excesses. And it had no HGK capts on it. I think one of the reasons for 08-03 was for the company to try to get rid of some passover obligations from 08-02. The price tag discouraged them.