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Old 1st Dec 2022, 00:15
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PoppaJo
 
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Absolutely not. It is seen as an added business cost and is avoided at a costs. It might make an appearance at Virgin later down the track if they continue to have crewing issues.

I know one Virgin pilots who is doing it at the moment, it’s incredibly draining and they are looking at exit options before it all falls apart.

You are better off just moving to such a base, rent an apartment, and head back home during days off. I did that about 15 years back when I switched employers, we purchased a docklands apartment and I flew back home every second week. Worked well for a few years until I got the command slot back home. The company was not supportive by any means if I wanted to pax to work. I was even warned about HR consequences should my paxing to/from shift not go to plan and miss my sign on. I took the advice and didn’t even bother with it.
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