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Old Jun 20, 2023 | 4:06 pm
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Originally Posted by ChrisA330
There is a lot of chatter on various forums that many pilots are refusing to take any voluntary overtime, which AC typically depends on to run the full schedule - especially in summer.

It's apparently related to an action mgmt took to remove certain travel passes which has resulted in a lot of ill-will. Possibly it's also to posture in preparation for negotiations...who knows.
I confirmed all of this with an AC pilot. It is as you said and is at least partially responsible for the crew constraints (by design).
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