Originally Posted by
Adlerdriver
Really? Last I knew 121 domestic and flag required both dispatch and Captain to agree on the fuel load. At every airline I've worked, you don't just take what dispatch gives you if you feel you need more. Sometimes your experience trumps them pinching pennies.
My point was that in the AF you can say "hey, put on another hours worth of fuel because I want to." That is different from the 121 world.