Originally Posted by
flyprdu
You're not thinking this through. The worst case scenario is not landing at MCI during a transcon, You're being ridiculous. The worst case is augmenting crews and blocking seats, something that's happened at other airlines since the invention of large fuel tanks. Augmenting crews will actually improve your career progression, as it will require additional pilots and FAs to be added to the company rolls.
And if you think adding crews is too much for the company bottom line, then that would firmly put you in category of management sympathizer.
First, your augment solution doesn’t work. The break needs to be off premise per law. You’re not off premise at FL350 just because you are sitting in a passenger seat.
Second, I am not a management sympathizer if I feel like I have zero problems flying LAX to EWR nonstop.
Rickair hates government intervention.
Rickair also works in *checks notes* a highly regulated industry governed by an independent government agency.
Methinks that since this is coming from librul commie Cali, you're automatically inclined to be against meal breaks. Which is a shame.
One final point, if AS does follow through and shutter SFO, LAX, and SAN, the fallout will be catastrophic. The displacements alone will force all the fencesitters to leave. Even cheerleaders like ShyGuy would leave. The company would not survive.
Thats cute. I’m in LA because I was displaced here. Let them close CA bases, I don’t think I’d care. Then we might actually get other bases like LAS, PHX, AUS, BOI, or even NY again. Doubtful. In the end, I’m sure CA will cave somewhere and realize we’re stuck in a metal tube. Augmented crews for domestic flights is ridiculous. Nice political commentary by the way, unnecessary jab. But since you’re there, I’m sure you are a nanny-state loving guy who wants his hand to be held at all times by the government with a pacifier in the mouth. No thanks. Been an airline pilot for a wee bit, somehow managed to survive without having to divert every 4 hrs for a meal. I’m good.