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when a route doesn't come back as a roundtrip , like you fly LHR > HKG but not the return . how does that usually get handled on your end? do you deadhead back,
by b0a04gl 1y ago
when a route doesn't come back as a roundtrip , like you fly LHR > HKG but not the return . how does that usually get handled on your end? do you deadhead back, get reassigned regionally or wait out a layover cycle?
- jamesharding 1y agoGood question! There are a few routes in my data where the outbound and inbound sectors don't match for this exact reason. Since almost all of our flights begin and end at LHR, if a flight is cancelled we either operate the flight the following day, or fet "positioned" (our word for deadhead) home as a passenger. Usually when a route changes aircraft, there is a requirement to "position" some pilots out a few days before as passengers to bring the aircraft home when it lands there for the first time. Logistically, very complex!