Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Fairly low risk, it was out and back with long layover and not much else they could assign me to after departing base. But I was prepared to call the company and tell them they either needed to get my kid on my flight or I would have to stay until I could get her out. Having bought a revenue ticket would have hopefully mitigated the pain of that conversation.
Did I read that right? You would refuse to fly your assigned trip home if your kid's plan didn't work out? That kind of extortion sounds like you could get yourself fired don't you think? That's exactly why our company policy forbids working crewmembers from accompanying minors.