Originally Posted by Dan Winterland
FTLs in Hong Kong are based on document CAD371, which is almost a direct copy of the UKs CAP371 from prior to 1997 when HK was handed over. So they are very very similar. If you do a long haul trip crossing more than 6 times zones, you get 6 days off. I hope this answers your question.
Dan if you get a chance could you pop up to crew scheduling and point that out, because the certainly don't schedule it that way at CX. We used to have a bit of protection with 5-4-3, but since we sold that one down the river we are getting screwed on the long haul fleets.