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Originally Posted by
MaxKts
That is certainly true. But, the rest of the story is that most DP's that are routinely not picked up DO get fixed long before they get to that point.
And these 8 in 24 trips would surely get fixed, if they had to burn 2 or 3 R-days per 1 day trip, on a reserve.
The problem with these 8n24 pairings is that they are just as safe as any other day layover we have in our system. They are disputed because we can't "turn into or out of" them or the 16ish rest is on our own time. Under that criteria, there could be a number of higher profile pairings that fall into that category as well. I enjoy 24HR+ SEA, OAK, SFO, SJC layovers just as much as anyone, but like the company we kind of want it both ways on this one.
I support the process, even though it does'nt appear to work, but safety and fatigue has to remain the driver or the broken system will REALLY have no chance to work. In the end it won't matter because as I understand it, under domestic flag these trips would be in violation per the FARs, not per the contract.