Originally Posted by
notEnuf
I seem to remember some lore about a pilot exiting via the catering truck when the "meet and greet" squad was head hunting years ago. I don't think there's a loophole anymore but there was tag-on flying at one point.
They were hiding from assignments when we had big shortages of pilots. They were referred to as jetway assignments were they met you in the Jetway to assign you another trip. Various methods were employed to avoid them including the aft air stairs or changing into civilian clothes and having another pilot carry your flight kit off the plane. Trust me, it really sucks to block in on 23 Dec to be met and handed a trip for 24 to 26 Dec.
It was and still is entirely legal contractually. Tag on flying has never been legal on the south side. It may have been different on the North side.