Originally Posted by
flyguyniner11
People HAVE been abusing this policy. Its put in place as a safety measure and people abuse it to get days off or be released from reserve early which we can all agree is completely unprofessional and makes life harder for everyone else out there.
and apparently people who posted on this board can't read well because there is this note "*Mitigating circumstances that prevent a rest period from being fully utilized will be considered when determining whether a fatigue call is acceptable." in case you do get a bad nights sleep or for whatever reason are fatigued.
It does not allow for any mitigating circumstances if you just came from a day off. If you get a bad night sleep on your day off, a fatigue call will not be accepted.
It also says mitigating circumstances will be considered, that does not mean they will be accepted as excusable.
There is no excuse for any airline to intimidate pilots into flying fatigued. Many airlines use subtle intimidation tactics. Most don't want to risk the liability of having a written "no fatigue calls accepted" approach.