Cockpit Confidential: Everything You Need to Know About Air Travel: Questions, Answers, and Reflections by Patrick Smith

Author:Patrick Smith [Smith, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Transportation, Reference, Travel, Commercial, Essays & Travelogues, Aviation
ISBN: 9781402280924
Google: kSWWBgAAQBAJ
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2013-05-07T21:22:04+00:00

That last one sounds like a chapter from a fantasy novel. Head instead to La Layal, a great little Lebanese place up the street, where, once you get past the Testicles with Garlic and the Homos with Chopped Meat, the menu is both coherent and tasty.

I shouldn’t complain, seeing that most of my rooms are paid for. Yes, airlines cover the cost of all crewmember accommodations while on assignment. We are responsible only for incidentals. An hourly per-diem is also added to the employee’s paycheck to cover meals. If you see a pilot or flight attendant paying for a room, chances are that he or she is off duty and on the front or back end of a personal commute. If an assignment begins early in the day or finishes late, leaving insufficient time to fly in or out, we’re on the hook. Some crewmembers buddy up in crash pads; others will rent a room close to the airport (see commuting and crash pads).

Pilots spend a third or more of their lives on the road, sleeping in hotel rooms. It’s a disorienting, at times depressing way to live. But for those who enjoy traveling, it can also be exciting and enlightening—even a touch glamorous.

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