HI THERE,
Well all i will say is , YES , some do pull a sickie when they are not sick.
This was proven in the last week when we needed a sub from an airline who managed to pull an aircraft and crew for us, all set to go and tell the pax that all is ok, then we get a call saying ... captain was on standby, he was called out to operate the flight and then 2 minutes later, he rang in to say he was sick. !!!!.
Now, im sorry but how obvious is that, he just couldnt be bothered to do his job, even when he is on standby.
Because of his actions, it meant that we had to HOTAC the flight for the night, which was not good.
So, if your reading this, thanks very much, but there is allways 2 sides to a story so will stop where i am.
Many Thx
TJ747