Originally Posted by
Flyinggrill
I’ve had approx 8 fatigue calls in 2.5 years, all of them paid and deemed operational. All of them were also in the middle of a trip or at the end of a trip (victory laps after long days and delays, etc). Not sure the details around your event, but if you call out fatigued before even starting a trip I’ve heard the rate of success of it being deemed operational is very low, even when merited and/or as a reserve. But I also truly believe the narrative can make or break it. If it was greenlit by the union, I’m surprised it got deemed non-operational. Was it before sign-in in your case?
Wasn't before sign in, was day 4/4 penalty lap after a long sit pushing max duty day. Mx delay into wx delay into medical emergency return to gate. So I'm not sure how I could've changed the narrative any more than a complete operational chit show leading to it. Still got the 5:15 for working the 1 leg already that day, but lost out on 2.5ish extra. Rare case probably, but still happens.