I:ve spoken to a BA 777 f/o driver at the school gates and he gets 3/4 days away but with time diff gets no more rest than us. no mention of swimming pools either.
Maybe, then again he's guaranteed 2 days off between trips and in my 20 plus the years in BA my roster changes have been almost non existant.
FWIW downroute hassle (HOTAC and transport) has been almost nil, and when the "fit has hit the shan"
the company have been very good at faciliatating getting me home and/or granting me time off, no questions asked.