Its staggering within 8 years we have had the length of a string of days off be restricted, for no operational reason AT ALL. Do do your 78 hours plus any overtime and the rest off. I remember having 21 days off in a few months and a regular 16-18 days. Then the 7 days limit was brought in, Lazy Pilots!!, then 6, then 5, now 3.
And supposedly the 9th floor have no idea why the "peasants" are revolting!
Now the teeny tiny carrot of a 5 day string is luring those of us desperate for any kind of Quality of Life into an unknown situation with the only "expectation" of a 5 day string and 8 days in Dubai.
How low have we fallen?
Sigh.