Originally Posted by
Busboy
Yes of course, "must begin or end within 3 days" is referencing when...But, to/from a scheduled assignment(e.g. scheduled deadhead, trip or R-day), seems to say where.
I'm not arguing it can't be done. I'm just trying to figure out how. That's why I posted that paragraph from the CBA. If I drove back to DFW, and stayed less than 24hrs, before continuing to my final destination...Then, maybe I can see how it would fall under a deviation expense.
Would I gamble the $$ on it, based on your blessing, or anyone else's answer I got here? I don't think so.
Once again, another scenario that should be answered through CE.
As they talked about earlier, 8.c.3.a.i.(b). Deviation from scheduled travel. (a) and (c) are quit limiting but (b) is wide open. To me it means I can deviate from scheduled travel.
I am pretty sure that it was explained to me (during indoc) you can start or end your deviation in MEM or can start a trip any where to get to your 1st leg or to anywhere after your last leg. As an example, If my family was vacationing in Honolulu and I had to leave early for a trip I would have no problem buying a ticket to MEM if I had the bank.
But to add to your caution, just because last week we could do it that way does not mean that the company (and their lapdogs in CE) will not arbitrarily decide that we can no longer do it that way and fire a couple of guys to make an example.