Originally Posted by
Otters
All,
On a reserve call out from denver. 3 day I.D. With a deadhead back to Denver on third day(2-4 Feb) On day 2, today at 6:30 am crew desk reassigns me. They do a one day turn add on for day 3,
4 Feb(instead of deadheading home) spend the night at ORD, then deadhead home on day 4(5Feb)
My questions please.
1. In ORD bid package the one day I'm flying shows as a stand alone 1 day I.D. Shouldn't this trip be in open time if it was open or even if someone called in sick. We are at 6:30am when the assignment was given(3 feb)the day prior for 4 feb, 9:25am show.
Thx
You answered the phone?? On a layover, just don't do it.
Yes, it should have been in open time. It may have been in open time in ORD, did you check? If it was last minute, the crew desk gets creative. If they can't fill it in domicile, that's when they start with alternative solutions. Outsource it to other bases, in this case, DEN with DH on both ends, or in your case, reassign.
Reassignments are under different rules. They can reassign you in less time than it is required to be available in open time, and more often than not, it is shorter time than they can get a legal reserve. Another way around that is the senior manning. There are no rules on senior manning report times.
However it sucks, it sounds like it may have been legal. More transparency is what we need in the staffing area of the contract. We don't have that anymore. Next contract....maybe....