Originally Posted by fisherman

Hey folks,
I'm trying to figure out what the industry standard is for pay when you skip a deadhead. Let's say you live in an outstation and the first leg of your trip is a deadhead from the hub to where you live. So you skip the deadhead and pick up the trip in the outstation where you live.

When they take money out of your paycheck when you skip, its just ridiculous. If anything, skipping a deadhead helps save the company hundreds of dollars on oversold flights, because it would let more passengers on. It would also make the customers happier, etc.

At your airline, do they nickel and dime you and take away the pay when you skip a deadhead?