Cancel/sick/GFB thread drift
 

I think you just uncovered the reason for 156 cancellations today. Moving May 1st back where it belongs might be one of several small steps to restoring the operation.

156 cancellations?

It must be those greedy pilots refusing to pick up even more extra flying.

The system stopped rewarding greed. RIP banked PB. We're up to 217 now.

I had to call in sick for a 2 day, 6 hours before report. All 4 legs canceled, and I got GFB'd.

Thank you for not flying sick. 17,000 pilots appreciate it.

Called out sick for CQ. Wouldn't have made it to CQ on scheduled COBUS flight anyway.

GFB in May is a powerful thing. For you.

That Sick call is now verified/ does not count against QHCP, cannot be GFBd again on it. Whether you’re back in 2 days or…… June. Something else happens in June as well… depending on how much sick time you have, make sure you are 100% healthy before you return to work.

I guess my point is I gave them ample time to get a healthy butt in the seat and they can't make it happen. But sure they can call me and demand a letter. I've only used 80 hours of sick this sick year, but I'm the problem.

That would be really ****ty if that stomach bug was persistent and didn't get better until all of the rest of your sick time ran out sometime in June or July. At least you wouldn't use any of your 2026-27 sick time getting better. You'd just keep using your 2025-26 time until your stomach fully healed, or you ran out of it. Which might take a while since you've only used 80 hours.

On a totally separate topic, at least the GFB you already got would cover all of that sick time and remove it from any future look back requirements. Even if it was for another 100+ hours.

Hopefully you get better for your next trip though, bc it would suck to be sick for a month or two.

Or pick up a bunch of trips off the swap board which you then unfortunately can’t make due to unexpected extended ailment…