Originally Posted by
opt0712
For Europe, operate 1 leg over, overnight for 18-24ish hours. Operate return leg back. I've had Delta crews stare at me wide eyed when I tell them we have 3+ day layovers in CDG, CGN, STN, etc.
So you didn’t tell them the rest of the story?
Originally Posted by
schloppy1
Seriously guys? You’re rationalizing why our jobs are easier than the pax haulers? Yeah, I’ve had multi-day layovers in cool places. I’ve also done an 18 hour double augmented day ANC-HKG-TPE. Quit making the company’s case for why we’re worth less than the pax haulers.
This was going to be my point. Passenger airlines do easy trips compared to ours. They fly one leg, get about 18-36 hour layovers, and one leg back, that pays about 25-30 hours. Then they get to do it again a couple more times in the month and done.