Except the company doesn't have to stick with that dh if they don't want to and the cost would be minimal. Everyone is willing to die on a hill they don't climb. I'm guessing @Hacker15e doesnt do alot of FEDHs so this is his hill. Deviation and Deadheading is one of the last sections of our contract that is better than anywhere else. Sorry I'm not ignoring that section of the contract for some random reason.It would not be uncommon in a bidpack to have 50+ seats on an MEM-ATL (or any connecting city) deadhead. If everyone actually took their scheduled deadhead it would cause some chaos. However, most people are commuters and cancel that ticket and do their own thing to get into position.