Originally Posted by chiglet
ALL of my Fam Flights,[when available] have been, in my time, my cost [airport tax re-imbursed by the company]...so what? It is a "learning curve".
"so what?"
Some of us have a life outside of work! A fam flight can take up an entire day and can cost a pretty penny when you factor in a drive to Heathrow from the south coast, parking charges and food/drink throughout the day.
Yes, they are extremely beneficial but after the initial novelty wears off, taking a day of your time and a considerable amount of money after a long and hard cycle of work isn't an attractive prospect.
Hopefully that won't be an issue any more though with a new scheme in the pipeline.
Whilst we're on the subject, I'd like to see more pilots in the Ops room but I suspect their scenario is something similar to ours at the minute.