Originally Posted by
flightbooking
Regarding the vacations, the system changed recently, you can put in your requests for the whole year at the end of the previous one and the requested vacations are scored and approved in a semi-automatic manner. You can put in subsequent requests during the year but the earlier you do it the higher the chance you get them.
I personally got all the holidays I requested for this year, including 2x2 weeks during the summer and this is on a busy base. I am not saying that now everybody gets all the requested ones (especially during the busy periods ) but at least now there's a more fair/transparent system in place which gives pilots more chance to get those requested vacation days.
But you need to book Leave / Vacation days, on days your already should have off, so you are being short changed for every vacation bid you make. That is really cheeky by the company, and I am surprised so many accepts this.