Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Probably. In the old days if you maybe had a little sniffle coming on you'd be reluctant to call in sick over a holiday. Today nobody feels any guilt. Hungover? *Might* actually be a touch of covid, better bang out. Makes what used to be a hard decision very easy.
Sick leave usage is below the historical norm. The company put out a letter over a month ago stating they would be short over the holidays. Huge surplus of pilots currently but between the early retirement program, fleet simplification and furlough prep they have thousands of pilots in the wrong seats.