Originally Posted by
vilas
I didn't mention it as a happy option. Since it doesn't look that FTL, Duty time is being changed in a hurry What are the options for survival? Go to sleep and may be never get up? Or may be half asleep and land with disastrous consequences. Or occasionally when it gets real bad use a crutch to ride over the moment? It can happen even when proper rest was given but you couldn't rest.
Any civilized airline allows their crew to refuse a duty without any repercussions if they are tired or fatigued, no matter if it was due to a bad roster or the neighbors keeping you awake with a party.