These guys just don't get it. If the pilots are resting better during a long haul flight the odds of an incident costing millions of dollars decrease. If a pillow and/or duvet helps a pilot sleep better on a 15 hour sector then the company should provide it for him.
When these guys heard that we might be taking the pillows from empty pax seats, they should have insisted that extra be put on board for us. The cost can't be that much. Instead they turn it on us, insist we are doing things wrong, and if caught will be getting a trip to see the Chief Pilot.
We are just trying to get some sleep. Put some extra pillows, blankets, and duvets on board for the pilots. The life you save may be your own.
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