Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
I suppose..... Personally I don't think the public feels too sorry about the airline pilot making 6 figures who sleeps in a camper just because they have the option to live wherever they want. I'm sure many people would love that option in their work... And I commute.
I think its more about negative press for the airline and not so much about feeling sorry for pilots. The airline can't boast that they are best and the global leader if their front line safety professionals can't afford an apartment in their base.