Originally Posted by
Purpleanga
I would not have done that, unless you were forced. They have to take you back in. Even if it's a crappy company, you will still be first to come back before the thousands that will apply. Now you are no better off than any other street pilot with pt121 time. Plus you never know with these negotiations. Look what happened to Mesaba.
Do you honestly think that he just went into Zhender's office and said, "yeah, i know you're going to give me recall rights, but nah, I don't want them"?
He had an opportunity to leave PRIOR to furlough. So, when you quit an airline, you give up your recall rights. I'm pretty sure he was aware of this when he made the decision.