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SEA has always been the senior base at lots of airlines. I was on the bus once an a DAL F/A was biatching to her friend:

"I'm #30 of 30,000 Delta employees and I'm STILL bidding #6 in SEA."


She's probably a member of the Hawaii 5 five-oh club.

Senior enough to bid Hawaii trips. Not because she's 50 years old, but has 50 years WITH the company.
 
Why would that be a senior base? the weather sucks and they invented Pearl Jam.

Testify brother! I have spent a lot of time in SEA and I don't understand the appeal. In addition to the lousy weather, the cost of living is out of sight, and the traffic sucks.

Read an account about Al Haynes (yes, THE Al Haynes): he was a SEA based pilot, and out of a 35 year career, he only spent about 5 in the Captain's seat. In fact, he had to bid out of SEA to hold his first CA slot.

It's an interesting town, but interesting enough to forgo millions of dollars of lost income by sitting FO for 30 years? To each his own I guess.
 

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