Its all true
Its true, I have been at Skidmark for almost 4 years and everything you hear is true. There have been countless expats leave for one reason or another and not one has ever come back. Here is the latest gem. It was never a problem before and I have been told that they just dont have the staff anymore so as the other posts allude to, take it or leave it. Depending on where you live it may cost you a day, maybe two of your precious days off. If you have the Kobe base and live a great distance from Japan, it may cost you 3 due to the limited international departure times. Enjoy.
Dear Captains,
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Happy New Year all, I hope you had a great Xmas and New Year. I have received a notice from SKY Flight Crew Dept. regarding scheduling.
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As the number of pilots have increased and will continue to increase and with their scheduling issues it has become very difficult to provide personal requests. Therefore I*would like*to bring your attention the decision has been made that*the scheduling will no longer be able to provide personal requests, by adjusting the last flight*so*that the pilot will be able to depart on the same day*after the last*flight.
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Further to that and more importantly SKY have advised that*please do not request*scheduling to assign a flight on the same day of arrival*back from Vacation as this will go against the Company Rules and Policies as they believe the pilot is not under*a healthy condition for flight duty.
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This of course is about avoiding any possibility of risking the safety of their customers and flight crews and I would suggest it* would be something that the JCAB would consider a requirement also.
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I understand that there maybe some inconvenience, however SKY would appreciate your understanding and co-operation with this.