Originally Posted by
SoFloFlyer
Idk if the company would want to pay per diem, accommodations, transportation, and another daily min just to avoid paying 1-2 hours extra for the CAs and FOs. At UA, the company migrated to 2-3 day pairing length to maintain the integrity of the operation, not to avoid long duty days. Just a data point here is all
What are you talking about? Long sits, day overs and long duty days were quite prevalent before the new UA contract and now they're all almost non-existent. 1:1 over 10 and the long sit pay quickly created a financial incentive and they almost entirely went away.
2-3 day trips were a result of summer weather causing operational integrity issues, not duty day or rig pay.