Outstation stuff is good especially when you hold the trump card as we people do, if you don't go then the a/c doesn't move. You have to stand your ground though.
I was with AC in DEL for a short time, stayed at the Hilton, very nice, but after a while there was no room there for me, hotel full they said, so AC Manager DEL said go to this place, It was totally ****. I didn't unpack my bag and went straight to the airport and said I'd be flying home on my a/c and the flight tomorrow will have to be delayed until someone else arrrives to release the a/c. A hotel room suddenly became available in the Hilton!!!
This goes with other threads on this site like "what is the job worth" etc. No one will get anywhere until we all become stroppy bstards and stand our ground until we are treated the same as at least 1st officers driving a/c. The people in DEL were otherwise great except for the Manager who thought he was above everyone until the Engineer came to town!!