EK pilots flying while sick.

[pilotday]

good ol' fashioned rebellion

Here's the real dirty trick that Emirates pulls on their pilots.

You have a 3am flight, you call in sick 4 hours before departure like a good lil' lad, at 11pm.

They take 2 sick days from you, one for the hour left of the day and the next day.

So essentially, you can only call in sick 3 times a year for a departure between 00-04am. Assuming its true that EK allows 7 uncertified sick days a year before they crucify you.

My previous company was realistic and gave us 8 "PERSONAL" days a year. They understand that pilots have real lives, babysitters cancel, ex-wife is being a bitch, job interviews elsewhere, court dates for alimony, or you're still drunk from the night before...etc etc etc.... You got 24 hours from the time you called. So you called in sick at 11pm, you got 24 hours off until the next 11pm....1 day personal day deducted

Its about time EK fears its pilots for once. Just dream of day when every single pilot dials #2 in protest one morning...