Flycatcher99
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- May 31, 2003
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Our system allows us to save a bid so we can use it again next monthif you wish to keep all the parameters the same (a standing bid). Now, bidding is a five second deal for me; I log on, import my standing bid, hit enter and done, I print out my confirmation number and that's it. And hey, if I want to change it from month to month, I can. That the beauty of it, if I want to have an overnight every Tuesday in San Fran I just put that in the system. Have a line that pays more than 90 hrs, or less than 70, am or pm trips, no sit time between flights, short or long layovers, whatever.
In other words, for us folks at SWA, PBS is basically WBid, without the ability to see the results of sorted lines before they are bid. It's like giving scheduling the parameters that we now put into WBid and then hoping that we get something good spit out, rather than being able to see the order of bid lines and the pairings ourselves.
Also, there will be no guarantee that all parameters we consider now can be taken into account under PBS. For example, I look for high-paying trips with lower block, and try to combine those considerations with when trips fall during the week, specific days of the month I'd like off, partial days off (Sunday mornings for church), etc. I can weigh which of these things are more important here or there myself.
No thanks.