Originally Posted by
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for me, undesirable rotations and actual “I can’t safely complete this flight” fatigue are not always the same.
Exactly. Many of us are unhappy that there are very few one and two day trips. That's a complaint, but not a fatigue issue.
I also flew a poor trip a couple of months ago. It was an ATL-DEN-ATL turn. Worth about 6 hours. Normally those go senior. There was a reason I got it. There was a 3.5 sit in DEN, different airplane going back of course, no lounge, no place to relax away from the crowds. We just had to grumble and find a restaurant then some quiet corner. It sucked but I couldn't I good faith claim I was fatigued.
But I sure check the sit times more carefully now!