Originally Posted by
Cruz5350
Nobody goes to work for the fun of it it’s a JOB. If Alaskas issue which it was while I was there was heavy red eye flying than put an override on it that’s worthwhile and let the money hungry suck them up. There was zero override for SE flying and that’s the hardest work in the system, but sitting on an ETOPS leg with nothing to do gets an override? Heading down to Mexico also nets you a few extra bucks to go sit at a resort for your layover… I mean that’s a great start to equaling out the pain being dealt to folks on reserve.
Oh sure makes sense to me. The challenge is where does the money come from? Some of that might actually benefit the company enough to make it neutral as far as negotiating capital goes, ie win-win. Things which incentive people to show up for (and even bid for) hard flying are good for staffing and operational reliability.