In the 9 day period between when I put my bid into PBS versus how it looks right now, this is what I can see if I compare the two data sets of the (then vs now) flying program:
R = Removed / A = Added
R - 01-Feb: 1(DOH+DOH) / 7831(JED)
R - 02-Feb: 1(DOH+DOH) / 7831(JED)
R - 03-Feb: 7831(JED)
R - 04-Feb: 707(GYD) / 7831(JED)
R - 06-Feb: 7831(JED) / 8053(KWI) / 8933(KZN)
R - 07-Feb: 7831(JED)
R - 08-Feb: 7831(JED)
R - 09-Feb: 7831(JED)
R - 10-Feb: 933(KZN) / 975(VOG) / 977(MRV) / 7831(JED)
R - 11-Feb: 707(GYD) / 903(KUF) / 7831(JED)
R - 13-Feb: 981(ROV) / 7831(JED) / 8053(KWI)
A - 13-Feb: 575(KTM)
R - 14-Feb: 939(UFA) / 983(KRR) / 7831(JED)
A - 14-Feb: 7001(JED)
R - 15-Feb: 611(JUB) / 7831(JED)
A - 15-Feb: 7003(JED)
R - 16-Feb: 7831(JED)
R - 17-Feb: 933(KZN) / 975(VOG) / 977(MRV)
R - 18-Feb: 707(GYD) / 903(KUF) / 4357(KDH) / 7831(JED)
A - 18-Feb: 141(AMM) / 7007(JED)
R - 19-Feb: 611(JUB)
A - 19-Feb: 7009(JED)
R - 20-Feb: 981(ROV) / 4357(KDH) / 7831(JED)
A - 20-Feb: 141(AMM)
R - 21-Feb: 939(UFA) / 983(KRR) / 7831(JED)
A - 21-Feb: 7011(JED)
R - 22-Feb: 611(JUB) / 4357(KDH) / 7831(JED)
A - 22-Feb: 141(AMM) / 7013(JED)
R - 23-Feb: 7831(JED)
R - 24-Feb: 7831(JED)
A - 24-Feb: 7015(JED)
R - 25-Feb: 707(GYD) / 903(KUF) / 7831(JED)
A - 25-Feb: 141(AMM) / 7017(JED)
A - 26-Feb: 7019(JED)
R - 27-Feb: 4357(KDH) / 7831(JED)
A - 27-Feb: 141(AMM)
R - 28-Feb: 633(KRT) / 7831(JED)
A - 28-Feb: 7021(JED)
By my maths, that’s 55 flights removed versus 16 flights added, sometime during the last 9 days, and thus there might well indeed be something in the argument that the Commercial Dept are indeed changing the flying program, right up to the last minute, though quite how much that impacts the Rostering is a mute point, though it can't help.
The 'net' result is a decrease of 39 flights for the month of February; BUT, putting that into perspective, that's a reduction from a total of 2,228 flight duties (based upon the flying program of just over 1 week ago) down to 2,189 possible flight duties (using data from today's flying program) which crews might be assigned to.
Last edited by Old King Coal; 26th Jan 2014 at 17:29.