Originally Posted by
FangsF15
The context of the discussion was absolutely about premium pay for reroutes... But for the sake of argument, let's say you are right about 15%. The company would have a serious disincentive for reroute shenanigans. THAT is the point. It's not about us making more, it's about stopping the QOL decline. But if they do it anyway "for operational necessity", we are compensated accordingly.
If management is as good as some folks say they are, that number would be budget dust.
Let me ask you what you define as reroute shenanigans? I do realize in the heat of the moment they do make some stupid reroute decisions but for the most part they are trying to keep the operation running efficiently and on time. There are often factors pilots are unaware of in reroute decisions. I was once pulled off a flight at the last moment to operate another flight of what I perceived equal importance. My flight was cancelled. I demanded a explanation via FCR and found that the passengers on my flight could be accommodated on other airlines but the flight I was moved to that would not work. EU rules meant it would have been extremely expensive to not move us over. If you handcuff the company with rules or make it too expensive to reroute the operation is going to suffer. That drives customers away who provide our paychecks.
The company has to be able to operate the airline. The operation would crumble without the flexibility reroute provides.