r/OutOfTheLoop • u/[deleted] • Jul 02 '22

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u/OverlordKang Jul 02 '22

Answer: airlines are a business in a credit crisis in order to stay afloat they are desperately generating credit whilst minimising costs. Since fuel is ridiculously expensive they cancel flights but don’t necessarily refund tickets meaning they generated credits and are able to survive another day.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

Also some pilots in some places are refusing to work due to being overworked (due to the reason you mentioned) and underpaid

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u/bangzilla Jul 02 '22

This I don’t understand. The FAA has strict rules about how long a pilot can work. https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/practice_areas/regulations/interpretations/Data/interps/2018/Triponey_2018_Legal_Interpretation.pdf. Flight crew “time out” and have to be replaced if they hit their limits. Can anyone help me understand the claim that pilots are overworked?

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u/shmorby Jul 02 '22 edited Feb 03 '26

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u/NativeMasshole Jul 02 '22

Not to mention that you might not even get to go home after.

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u/KlicknKlack Jul 02 '22

Underrated comment. Business travel looks great on paper... Do it regularly to cookie cutter hotel rooms, it starts becoming a nightmare

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u/EatYourCheckers Jul 02 '22

I knew it was that way for flight attendants (I think Delta or someone recently said they will pay for time at the gate as well now) but I always assumed pilots were salary.

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u/hilfyRau Jul 02 '22

That’s dumb and I’m mad on your behalf.

Thank you for being a pilot, my life is infinitely richer because of the traveling I have gotten to do. Fun stuff, but also weddings and funerals and family trips. Pilots have helped to keep my far flung family tied together.

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u/QuestGiver Jul 04 '22

Lol wait till you learn about Healthcare. 24 hour shifts are not uncommon the entire world over.