Originally Posted by
CloudSailor
PPP, as a side note, I didn't go to CGN because of the pay, nor the flying, hardly anyone does. Most guys go for the experience of living and traveling through Europe with family, or as empty nesters, or because they are married to a European and have family there. Although as far as the 757 flying goes, there are no layovers out of MEM that equal TLV, BCN, CPH, CDG, the occasional ATH, BSL... of course, IMO.
And that is a (one of) major reason why I was unhappy with the recent contact. We took away the best traveling deal the FDAs had. We gave up international hotel in lieu of deadhead and changed it to intercontinental hotel in lieu of deadhead. Really messed with the good deal our FDA folks had. I know they can still get HILO when their pairings are built properly, but that "domestic" HILO sucks compared to the flexibility of the old terms they had.