What’s everyone’s best tips and tricks for landing premiums?

I know bots are getting cracked down on, so I’m curious what other creative strategies people are using to help close that $100/hr pay gap to our peers.

Are we:

Paying our kids a small bounty for every premium they spot?

Offering a “finder’s fee” to a totally hypothetical friend in scheduling?

For rest, I’ve heard rumors of a guy who brings a pillow and sleeps behind the pilot seats while commuting around the system for premiums. Respect.

Do you commute to the base with the absolute worst reserve coverage, grab a hotel, and just manifest a premium?

Do you jump on the first add, or wait patiently hoping it sweetens like a fine wine?

Other than paying for the fastest internet available and refreshing the premium add folder like it’s a full-time job… Does anyone have any completely legal, highly ethical, totally above-board recommendations?

 

Go outside. Touch grass.

 

Acquire sub-par earnings.
Invest sub-par earnings.

 

Considering your post history I feel like there is an ulterior motive here. With 80 premiums a day all one had to do was just hit the add button and get their blood money if they so desired.

 

Reduce your spending. get a cheaper apartment/crashpad, dont eat out as much. Only have one streaming service, go camping, not to resort, shop for sales. If you actually try most everyone will find savings. And ultimately you will no longer care to be a premium *****, and actually start enjoying your job and life.
with that said, fight as hard as possible for a better contract, and then pay off. Your debt and live within your means to avoid the problems you are facing now down the line. I did this last contract, and it. Changed my life

 

Try working to live not living to work

 

Ah yes... a thread to ask how to make standard airbus rates in 2026.

New contract works better than devoting your life to picking up premium and helping the company any chance you get while they actively make millions off the backs of underpaid employees.

Let the 10 or 15 who constantly pick up 1hr INC premium trips keep doing it and let them cross the picket line during a strike too. Everyone knows who they are, they are not ashamed to admit they make so much more than the rest of the pilot group by traveling across the system with terrible rest and commutes just to snag standard rate pay at other airlines.

 

If you can’t beat them, join them.

Some solid premiums dropped today

DFW had an ONT turn at 22 credit. Assuming they were over 82 that’s 41 credit for a day trip!

ATL-MCO went premium for 18 credit.

Solid work team and Happy New Years!

 

There were plenty of them over the holidays and I just watched them float on by. I smell sarcasm.

 

Rage baiting. Filler.