Originally Posted by
mispoken
If there is an open trip on May 30th that takes you into the next bid period (June 3), how does that affect my credit in May, June and my schedule in June?
Thanks for taking all the questions, obviously, I'm totally new to this and the Captains I've been flying with have no clue about all of this.
June bid period begins on 02 Jun, so your pay in May will be increased by the daily pay/credit of the trip on 30 May - 01 Jun. Your pay on 03 Jun will be the pay/credit of 02-03 Jun, plus any trip credit. Since June schedules don't open for bid until 04 May, you will start with that credit when you bid your June schedule.
A few important details: 1) Transition trips that go from one bid period to the next can and often do change. Up to one day can be added to their length. And only the pay in the first bid period is guaranteed should the trip be reduced(Which is not a problem, since any change to your transition trip will be posted on the 4th). 2) If you white slip a transition trip after next months schedules are out, any trip in the following month on your schedule which conflicts with your white slip will be dropped without pay.
Omar