Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
That too, but then you are dealing with needed a crew for that early launch.
We see this in certain cities now where a 9 hrs layo does not work, you end up with a 30+ hr layo and take the first flight out. You generally see this on the equipment that is either larger or smaller than the rest of the equipment that flies in there though out the day. I can think of CMH, RSW, PIT, and SAT on the 757.
As pilots this is going to kill us at Delta. We have to many categories in one city each night (or in and out throughout the day). It will be very very hard to stage crews. We must get min credit pay for those lost days/overnights, or we will see a lot more weak <18 hour four day trips... I'll have to work 20 days a month just to get 70 hours of pay!