Malb777 From Australia, joined Jul 2004, 462 posts, RR: 1 Posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 473 times:
Who else will be working on Xmas day? I will be on a remote drilliing rig in far SW Queensland , approx 1500 ks from Brisbane. cooking dinner for around 50 in 40c + heat AND NO BEER!!!. Any body else as lucky as me
thank god i was not born a bird. this type of flying is much better
BAViscount From United Kingdom (England), joined Mar 2004, 1776 posts, RR: 3 Reply 2, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 463 times:
Not me!!! I remember making a concerted effort years ago to find a new job when I found I was due to be on shift Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day...luckily I succeeded...I would NEVER work Christmas Day!
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Dragon-wings From United States, joined Apr 2001, 3589 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 438 times:
I will not be working, but my cousin will be. He is a New York City firefighter.
ANCFlyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 434 times:
Quoting An-225 (Reply 6): I'll be working. Don't care too much for Christmas.
I'm with Alex.
I'll be on duty . . . running the night desk . . . even if I'm scheduled for Christmas off, I'll take someone's shift so they can be home. Christmas never did turn me on . . . .
BritPilot777 From United Kingdom (England), joined Apr 2004, 1072 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 427 times:
Yup 1115 to 2215!! Unfortunatly LHR and BA doesn't stop on xmas day!
Texan From United States, joined Dec 2003, 3438 posts, RR: 52 Reply 11, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 427 times:
Yep, the 0600-1400 shift on Christmas. But then I have the rest of the day to spend with family, so it's fine. I also won't go back to work until New Year's Eve, which makes it a good day. Gotta use up the vacation days by the end of the year
Texan
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Saxdiva From United States, joined Jun 2004, 2382 posts, RR: 57 Reply 13, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 397 times:
I used to work Christmas every year, and I never did much mind it. Since I worked as a veterinary technician at the time (wow... it seems like a lifetime ago), it always turned out that people were thrilled we were on duty. Usually, it ended up being one of the nicer days of the year.
Nowadays I'm off half the month of December, but I'll raise a toast to those of you who are keeping us safe and getting us home for the holidays...
A340Spotter From United States, joined Jul 2003, 1894 posts, RR: 33 Reply 18, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 360 times:
Working 2200-0600 Xmas eve and Xmas night...CO international flights need my assistance...
"Irregardless, it's a Cat III airplane, we don't need an alternate!"
KaiGywer From United States, joined Oct 2003, 11100 posts, RR: 42 Reply 20, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 348 times:
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Knoxibus From France, joined Aug 2007, 133 posts, RR: 17 Reply 21, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 345 times:
Well technically yes and no, I have the stand-by phone all this week and next week, and must be ready to be in the office in less than half an hour, you never know when one aircraft is gonna go AOG (or when one airline does not have any idea how to fix something ).
And it's freaking freezing in Toulouse....
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ABfemme From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 25, posted (3 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days ago) and read 302 times:
Me - I am on an early shift - 7am til 3pm - oh well............ Boxing day is our Xmas day
Claire
26 KiwiinOz: Just the morning. I feel guilty that my staff will be here working Christmas and giving up their family time, (even though they're being paid a shitlo
27 Flpuck6: I'll be working ... I'm in the airline industry too. I didn't have to work this evening, Christmas Eve, though. We have enough pax reserved not to war
28 Midex717: I will be working at the Midwest Airlines hangar in MKE from 0600 till 1530. I also worked Christmas Eve from 0600 till 1530. I work because its easy
29 777ER: Hope its a police officer with kids I'm not working today (work is closed today) and I never do Sundays, but I'm doing a fair bit of saturday work la
31 LH423: Yes. I got home about an hour ago from working. It wasn't bad except for the fact that I'm not feeling 100% and I would have much rather gone to famil
32 CcrlR: Not for me though(Not working today). Just came in from dinner out with my aunt and sister someplace in the suburbs but I know a lot of people there g
33 HAWK21M: I worked 21hrs on Christmas day,But made sure I Enjoyed the last 3 hrs. regds MEL
34 Vaporlock: Well I sure didn't have to work Xmas Day.....but I feel sorry for all the people who are working today....Boxing Day!!! When I watched the news this m
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