Originally Posted by
170Till5
the other 2 pilots could have received EDP, reroute pay, timed out and received the trip paid for and gone home. You would have potentially shafted the crew and given up the contract that pilots fought for. The company can pay people to sit VAS and they don’t. They have the capabilities to cover trips without people being Superman.
He was two terminals away. I would think even if you were in the middle of a workout, then showered, and stopped for a quick bite to eat you could do that in 45 mins.
Im not sure what all the angst is about short call reporting. The scheduling handbook is pretty clear. Give them your best reasonable estimate, don’t rush, and get there when you safely can. How hard is that?
If you live 10 mins from the airport but refuse to show until 2 hrs after your called I guess that’s your perogotive but that’s not how I approach it. Again maybe I’m the minority here but I’m not embarrassed to say I’ll try and get there as quick as I safely can.