Originally Posted by
thinkstraight
Meanwhile our non-union flight attendants have mostly 3 day trips or less.
Yes I know they can work multiple aircraft types and their trips typically suck. I'd rather work a hard 3 day trip than any 5 day.
Their ability to work any fleet and position helps but the real driver is their work rules or lack of work rules. If we adopted their rules the company would agree in a heartbeat to a 3 day cap on domestic trip length. Our flight attendants are among the most efficient of the major airlines. The forum would however explode if we adopted their rules. Keep in mind also that Delta once capped domestic trips at 4 days. NWA flew 5 day trips and Delta eliminated them post merger. We demanded the company bring the trips back.