BA Strike - Your Thoughts & Questions IV

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Originally Posted by VintageKrug

Still seems odd to me that crew must report to LGW first before shuttling to LCY; not very pragmatic.

Just FYI - This is AFAIK standard practise in all airlines i.e. that Crew (CC & Pilots) will report to their home base prior to work.

Not all crew trips start and end at the same place. It's the responsibility of the airline to position you around to meet the aircraft wherever it may be, and to pay you for the time taken to do so.

If this were not the case, it would be difficult to correctly calculate Duty Periods (which start and end at home base) and could result in abuse by the employer i.e. your trip today starts at Manchester and you will operate back into Aberdeen tomorrow - the following day your report will be in Cardiff!

The LGW crew can report at LGW because they are "in hours" to position to LCY and then operate - their Duty Hours calculation will start from report time at LGW, their Flying Duty Hours calculation will start from arrival at LCY.

Hope this helps