Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Do you have a source for that? Seems highly unlikely any airline would have that kind of pilot surplus and the time to train them for the cabin.
Oh, it happened. Circa 300 of (then) 3,500-ish pilots volunteered to work in the cabin during a CC strike.
Wasn't a clever move, IMHO, and you better believe our CC haven't forgot about it.
Quite ironic, then, that some of the 300 are the most offended by the Qatar leases. These leases are costing our shorthaul pilots money when their flights get subbed.
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