Agreed. Family in hospital or dying should be a "we move heaven and earth to get you to the closest city with service ASAP" by policy, vs "S1A authorized, but if you get a nice manager you may get more" crap shoot.

My brother in law died right as I was starting indoc, and they did handle that well. But as I later learned that was a manager involved in pilot indoc (BB) who cared about people, and not policy.

Positive space for me and family to Brother in Laws funeral. Company and ALPA both sent flowers. Full pay (granted its easier with the way training pay works)

Parent dying? Off trip without pay, here's S1, good luck.

Ive seen both ends of the spectrum and the "Positive space home/to where you need to be" should be policy not if you got lucky and were dealing with a manager who cares.