Originally Posted by
Buck Rogers
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Let me give you a hypothetical. A pilot , on probation, misreads their schedule, and no shows a trip. The company, understading this is a possibility, has a SC pilot assigned to cover such an eventuality. The SC pilot, who is at the airport because they are a commuter, gets notified of the trip coverage and time ie "now". But , because the SC pilot(having the PWA to back them up) takes 2+ hours to get there because...."they can". During the ensuing 2 hours, the FA's time out...so FA scheduling calls out reserves. By the time the reserve FA's gets there, the other pilot(s) time out. End result, the flight cancels. Delta, is on the hook for "stuff"( hotels/meals/vouchers). The said original "no show pilot on probation" is in a heapum amount of trouble, exacerbated by the shizerstorm of bad press and costs. All because someone wanted to "Put it to the man and, "uphold the contract" because doing otherwise, would "disenfranchise" the pilot working group.
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A no-show is a no-show. The probationary pilot will get a call and potentially some disciplinary action/correction. However, whatever happened as a result of the no-show should have no bearing whatsoever on that discipline. A pilot should not be punished more/less just because a tardiness infraction resulted in a better/worse outcome. It should be for the infraction an no more. After all, they weren't even there!