Originally Posted by
Rambler
More Info. Duty Officer placed the Fz on the trip. The schedulers that you talk to on the phone do not have the authority to place Fz, only Crew Control and higher. So, if you run into any situation at the last second ( medical, passports etc), call the DO for help.
Why even put it into open time if the original FO will get it back if his medical issue is resolved? Give the guy 24hrs prior or something and if the issue isn't resolved drop it into open time with no restrictions. Makes zero sense to me how they do it but no one is asking anyway.