ditch handle, your other points were valid, however I was unaware you were being 'cheeky', just ssounded like yet another 'domestics suck they took our flying' comment. Perhaps one of these
would serve the purpose next time.
And I know that there are some who truly feel that way about us, however some of us did appreciate the fact that we had an opportunity to do something different from the norm and we were grateful to have it, some just assume that all S/H expected the flying but personally I didn't, it was a 'nice to have'.
I think there were problems with language speakers in S/H as well, went to HKG on one occasion without a speaker yet had some sitting at home on reserve on that particular day. What the? And although speakers in LH had reduced work remember that S/H doing regional gave others the chance to be employed as well when there otherwise might have been no opportunity.