Prepared for FDP
Prepared for FDP says it all. When you show up unless you are flying to an airport (like Cat C or D) or an area u r not qualified for (ETOPS, Russia other apts than Moscow or St. Petersbourg, icy condition airports/routes for tropical pilots, very high terrain, etc.) a pilot has to fly it. If he does NOT, well, he'll have to do with his fleet mngr.
People are paid to fly up to the weekly, monthly or yearly limits. When they show up is to do the nbr of hrs required. The discretion is also there to cope with LMCs on the last sector ONLY. The same way I play the rules in fvr of the company, I can also see the other side of the stick. We all break our backs to better things around, so it has to be shared by all and not by few. How many times have I had to chg plns. A different story is when we have our days off.
If the pilot is fatigued, he must say so and the necessary steps will be taken.
Remember, the what goes around comes around. Whoever flirts with us over these issues will eventually have his/her day.
Rgds.