Narrative:

I am so exhausted. I am beyond tired. But for fear of denial of a fatigue call I'm going to fly fatigued. I have got minimum rest for 2 nights now [and] haven't been able to sleep at the hotels. I had issues with my hotel last night. I am terrified to call in fatigued because it will be denied and then will count as a sick call and I only have one of those because [my airline] would rather us fly sick and fatigued. I don't know what else to [say]. [Suggestions] don't penalize crew members for calling in fatigued or sick.

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Title: Air Carrier Captain reported he intended to fly even though he was fatigued; due to fear of his airline refusing to accept his fatigue claim.

Narrative: I am so exhausted. I am beyond tired. But for fear of denial of a fatigue call I'm going to fly fatigued. I have got minimum rest for 2 nights now [and] haven't been able to sleep at the hotels. I had issues with my hotel last night. I am terrified to call in fatigued because it will be denied and then will count as a sick call and I only have one of those because [my airline] would rather us fly sick and fatigued. I don't know what else to [say]. [Suggestions] Don't penalize crew members for calling in fatigued or sick.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.