Originally Posted by
tripleplay
If you are deviating it doesn't really matter where the company "cherry picked" you to fly through or to. You are traveling from somewhere and if they offer service under the terms of the contract they will book. Comes down to if you got enough in your bank to cover it or are willing to cover the difference. If they won't book it, grieve it. If you don't get what the the contract entitles you to and don't grieve it then don't complain cause that isn't the union's fault it's the person's who doesn't know the contract and won't file a grievance to protect it.
Is there any other cargo carrier out there that gets business or first class DH's? Just curious.
This situation is a bit more complicated. Your combined "deviation 101" and contract enforcement lecture makes it pretty clear that you don't get it.
This situation is unique to an over 16 hour duty day DH, like ATL-DXB. The contract allows a pilot who was not booked in first class on such a DH to deviate and find another carrier who offers first class. This deviation ticket cost can exceed the accepted fare for the pairing and the company will cover the extra cost. The catch is that the city pair for the deviation ticket must be the same as the scheduled DH and it must be a non-stop flight. So, it really does matter which city the company chooses, in this case.
Since Delta is the
only carrier that flies ATL-DXB and their 777s don't have first class, he's SOL.