Passover pay issue...yes.
Right now, only the last 20 or so on the list don't have window seats. The first 90 would end up with passover pay probably.
However, is it cheaper to pay passover pay or train all the new hires in the back seat, then turn right around and train them in the right seat? I am no bean counter but I would say passover is cheaper in monetary terms and productivity terms.
Throw into the mix that the 727 flying will be drastically reduced starting January 1. That's the plan today I think. Seems to make sense to hire into the right seat. It will have to happen eventually anyway. 3 years, 4 years, who knows? But, eventually...