Originally Posted by
fly18725
I am purely speculating, but at a station like BOS, EWR or JFK I suspect there are enough crews on layover - many with more than minimum rest - that you could do some shuffling until other crews are rested or deadheaded in.
I would say that speculation is completely wrong. You realize they only have 7 flights a day to Boston all of which just go to the East Coast and return right back to the West Coast? If they have any flight crew in a small East Coast station those people would be scheduled to leave on an existing flight. They would have to fly people in from the West Coast or use the existing crew after they have gotten adequate rest. Either way does not provide any quick solutions--which is the danger of having your nearest crew base all the way across the country.