Noticed how one member of the CRS Help Team managed to get two/2 of the better EK406 flights when his bid group seniority would suggest that this would not normally be possible as a
"mere" line pilot.......in fact one of the flights was even blocked on the pre-assigned flights list.
These days with so few such trips being available to line pilots unless one is in the top bid group its virtually impossible to get one unless something has got horribly screwed up in the CRS roster build.
Of course sitting in with your buddies in Roster Planning may also have its advantages
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Smell a rat......prob not.... just cynical and paranoid
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Good Luck in March
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