Originally Posted by
Omnivorous
This four day could've paid 23 hours instead of 19. Yup.
I cringe just a little bit every time i hear this rationalization. it simply isnt true because the company would never have built a pairing like this without the ADTG. I remember when i started there were some EXTREMELY inefficient pairings because we were not getting min day on the 30 hour layover and now there is a minimum value that has to be paid; the 9 hour three day will never happen again. In that sense, the ADTG has helped.
Now, do i wish the pairings were more efficient? OF COURSE! And personally, i think it seems to be trending that way. The company can either staff thin or make our pairings inefficient, not both and it seems to me that the number of 30 hour overnights is decreasing in comparison to when the ADTG was first implemented.