Originally Posted by
AYLflyer
Sure did. The SQ thing seemed appealing for a minute but between 5 day pairings where you can tour the US West Coast and Amsterdam in the same footprint, or visiting LAX/SAN for a day trip, gonna be a hard no from me dog.
This also further ruins our QOL as more good trips and layovers get absorbed by these types of pairings if the company determines they save money.
Does any other real airline do this stuff, or is this JB reinventing the wheel?
Back in the 121 flight time/duty time days I rode the jumpseat on a USAir 319 out of the Caribbean with an augmented crew doing a turn that exceeded 8 hours by just a few minutes.
I also had a sim instructor who was former USA 3000 that said they'd just augment crews on routes to the point of legality to prevent layovers.
Not unprecedented but certainly uncommon today.