Originally Posted by sailingfun

Why does it have to be a 24 hour layover? You fly out on A day and back on B day. Zero credit and same value as the turn. Some rotations will be like that and others will simply integrate the legs into longer trips. The company is not going to build any 3 day two leg trips with the 5:15 daily minimum.
Pilot positions are based on block hours. They don't change with turns. We will not lose Captains. The company will not fly augmented turns except perhaps some mil charters or cities where a layover is unsafe.