Pegasus, If you look at the transfer list, you will see that the majority of people put their name down around Dec 07 and after. This is when LH secured the agreement to get back the majority of international flying. Prior to this many people in SH enjoyed a roster of Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore etc. When LH took back all this flying, our rosters significantly changed and so did our lifestyles. Therefore many crew now have their name on the list to go LH. Quite simply they want to go back to the lifestyle they previously had in SH.