I agree 'IJWF' the communication over the past few weeks has been poor resulting in a lots of upset amongst crew who weren't chosen for the pickup or inaugural. Maybe the 'open lines of communication' are U/S?
I haven't heard that hotel standby isn't going to happen but it did always fly in the face of the 'Fatigue risk management program' so maybe they have decided to fly crew down rather than have fatigued crew operating.