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Old 23rd May 2006 | 10:21
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Bootylicious
 
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HeebeeGB - to be fair, unless you personally know who everyone is on here, then I'm not sure you can say they all have no idea what the world is like out there.

NSF - it is actually quite possible to have multiple months of 90hrs. Everyone this year was asked if they would work overtime in March - because so many had reached the 775-limit early, and I know quite a few guys said yes and took home over £3000 in overtime money.
As for working a whole lot harder at Easy or Ryan - well it all has to be put into perspective. Which is more fatiguing...Working a standard roster pattern, which allows a regular sleeping pattern, or working a mixed roster which actually doesn't allow you to plan sleep at all.
As for 4 sectors compared to 2 - well it's all personal opinion which is the more tiring. I've done 6 sectors days with 5 on the trot at a previous airline, and didn't feel as knackered as I have done here.

All that being said, I love it here. The various routes, with quite a few challenging destinations, the great atmosphere and 'family feel'. It's all good.

If they could sort a decent roster pattern (not necesarily having a set pattern, but getting rid of the bloomin lates to early) I think everyone would be a lot happier.
Oh, and if they could also get Staff Travel to pull their fngers out and get tickets done in less than 5 days, would be a great help!
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