FDP
I may sound confrontational but that's not the case. At least it wasn't meant like that. We are all on the same boat. No should be expected to be treated differently.
Discretion is there for the CREWS to use when they feel the mission can be accomplished WITHOUT endangering SAFETY. I never implied the opposite. Too many Discretion Reports will attract CivAirs attention. The crew in question won't be pleased with it and the Company will eventualy be under scrutiny. Thus, how many am I talking about?
We all know that ground (except maverick non-operational staff) staff deals pretty fairly with the crews. It's a give and take as said. What I cannot accept is an individual to say that I cannot do this without being consistent in his/her reason for not doing so, and leaving over 200 paying pax stranded.
Do you think the Despatcher/Scheduler was totally out of his/her mind to ask for it in the first place? Didn't he/she think about it first too?
SAFETY is paramount. What no one can forget is that we (employees) need to get our salaries at the end of the month. So, the employer has to get profitable. This is the bottom line, with SAFETY...
Rgds.