Originally Posted by Spudhauler

As a 73 pilot not based in Atlanta I can tell you that this is inaccurate. Lots of multiple leg days, which I wouldn't mind so much if we didn't change planes so often, long sits in places with no pilot lounges, and short layovers in crummy hotels. Happy to have more flying at mainline, but that doesn't mean we should settle for a total destruction to our QOL. To pretend that things are all rosy and then blame the pilot group is just carrying management's water, especially during negotiations for a new contract.