Originally Posted by MikeF16

Here's a little glimpse into the hectic world of 717B. I volunteered for a 2 day GS that perfectly fits my criteria. I got a call 4 hours before sign in from CS congratulating me for now being on a 5 day GS instead of 2, please call back to acknowledge...

After I had my conniption fit in front of my wife I settled down and called ALPA. They weren't sure what to do with this so I took a few more deep breaths and called CS to explain why that wasn't going to happen. To their credit, I spoke with a very friendly person who was very accommodating and reverted the trip back to what it was when I signed up for it. I asked her if that meant the second I sign-in I'd get rerouted into what I just told them I wouldn't fly. Different divisions: crew tracking vs. crew scheduling so she couldn't make any promises other than that she wasn't going to talk to them and make the suggestion.

This brings on a follow-on question, can you be rerouted into 3 extra days of flying? I thought the max was 1 day if it was within the company's ability to get you home on that extra day. If it matters, I'm on reserve flying on X/PB days.

Thanks!