Originally Posted by
P-3Bubba
What exacerbates the optimizer/QOL problem is the fact the company knew and relies upon the pilots extending and working into fatigue windows for our culture. It’s pretty daunting when the station manager and 100 customers stare at you as you encroach upon 13 hours of duty and beg you to fly the last leg of a day into the red-eye window when you started the day 3 legs earlier and at 1pm.
-Bubs
OAL guy just wandering through here. Mass cancellations and fatigue reports related to pairing construction have been pretty effective at getting certain pairings changed at Spirit. The company doesn't like when the same flight cancels multiple days a week for the same reason. Especially not when those 100 passengers hear "tell the company to change how they build our schedules because after working 11 hours already today I am exhausted and it would not be safe for me to take you flying."