Originally Posted by
iaflyer
No, I don't think that's many people's view. Bases close - people have family connections, sick or elderly parents, spouse's jobs, or houses they cannot sell except at a significant loss. I won't rattle off the bases that have closed over the years, but there are a lot of them.
And all that happens in the real word to your non-airline pilot neighbors too. And what do they do? They move.
Originally Posted by
iaflyer
People commute for many reasons. This policy was suppose to protect against accidental problems, but it's apparent that the company's view and the pilots views on "accidental" differ.
I agree. And I'm actually fine with the policy for that purpose. But that's not hockeypilot's view. Here's what he said, which I presume he thinks is the reasonable approach.
Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
The NWA policy was no questions asked, use it as many times as you want.
That doesn't sound like "accidental" problems to me. That sounds like an expectation that this should be a normal course of business. And that's what I have a problem with.