Hi could someone clarify the standby situation at various bases? 5/4 5/3 sounds like a real slog but are there standbys in most of the 5 on's if so how often are you called outy on them and how often do they occur?
It's so dependent on the time of the year, what base, 2/3/4 stripe....
Over the last two years, I'd say on average I've had two standbies a month. And I'd say I've been called out one out of five times. This is from LTN. I have FO colleagues in NCL who have not been called in one year (and they got LOTS of standbies).
If I wasn't so lazy I'd calculate a true average, but my gut feeling says I fly around 15 days a month.
How hard the 5/4/5/3 is depends a lot on what you get. I've had "lates" made out of a series of five two-sector days including places like HAM and CDG. Could not be easier. But then sometimes you get five four-sector days on earlies and it hurts!
Most people are very happy with the rostering systems. Endless rumours that it's going to change though...
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