Originally Posted by
sulkair
Forgive me if this has already been covered:
Do any of you guys worry that the new rest rules could diminish our quality of life in the sense that we may end up spending more time away from home in order for the companies to extract the same number of flight hours from us?
Whereas now we work hard and sometimes sleep less but after the new rules we may work just as hard, sleep more and thereby have less time at home.
Just a concern of mine - of course safety is paramount!
What!? You don't think that more "rest" hours on the road away from your home base and time zone is restful? How dare you.
Seriously, you would be surprised at the number of individuals who think that more "rest" hours in a road hotel is some sort of "victory feather" in the rest cap.
If you'll pardon the pun, you can "rest" assured that more time on the road for more rest and the same pay is going to translate to less time at home on an annual basis.
We'll just have to wait and see how it all works out.