About AL, each airline do their own stuff. If pilots would not accept this
they would not do it ...
A friend of mine in Austria, if ask 6 days holiday, he will have days on then 5days holidays then days on, I was choked when he told me that.
In my airline if I ask 5 days holiday, I m sure to have 2 days off 5 days holiday 2 days off.
An other friend of mine in France, if he ask at least 3 days holiday, he ll have 3 days off 3 days holiday 3 days off.
The basic should be at least like my airline.