Originally Posted by CADR

It's not some great mystery. Everyone knows what is going on. The fact is that it "works". They make the shoe fit so to speak. It does not matter that it makes everyone's life terrible, the simple fact is that the operation still runs regardless of how it is being run. You've nailed it btw. People pick up premium on their days off, and the company is able to bend and stretch the rules to cover the flying with the crews it has.

Nothing will ever improve or change as long as it continues to function. There is no problem if there is no "problem".