Originally Posted by
HomerJay
Wrong again! The overnight turn-around is a fact of life in non-hub cities. The pilot flies in there the evening before and may fly the same plane back to the hub in the morning. There are most often NO pilots or crews based on those "out cities." Flights are scheduled NOT for pilots' convenience, but to connect with other flights at the hub. There is sufficient time for rest, but it may be a problem if the evening flight is delayed, cutting into the pilot's rest period.
So what? Hire more pilots and don't make them turn around so quickly if it's a issue. Clearly they have the money to be able to be able to do that. I don't buy into the thinking that the only way for flights to depart on time is to have pilots scheduled to arrive at the airport minutes before departure and race through the airport to their respective flights.