Originally Posted by
dashtrash300
I have heard Alaska has a commuter listing for the non rev site (D8Y I think)...is that a higher priority than non commuting employees more senior that are non revving? What is Alaska's commuter policy?
True. D8Y goes before active employees (E1Y) and retirees (E2Y). In theory, you're only supposed to use D8Y between your home and base, but the dirty little secret is that the computer respects D8Y between any two AS cities. Its a different code for QX, so that can get a bit sticky between QX and AS cities.
Originally Posted by
dashtrash300
Does that include more than one leg? For example...live in DFWm based in ANC. Are you good from DFW-SEA-ANC
Absolutely. See above. I've never personally heard anyone "prosecuted" for abusing D8Y, but I guess it could happen. I knew one Captain who had been an IP and continued to use his IP code for YEARS after he left the training department. AS isn't too good at following up on status changes. But then, if you're an IT guy in SEA and you work for AS, you probably aren't the cream of the crop.