Originally Posted by Lobaeux

Be very careful when thinking this, the wording of the contract doesn’t support it. The key is the “...prevent flight cancellations or delay.” and “The intent...”. It’s going to be very tough to argue the intent was there to bypass reserves when Ops is looking at a delay and the Reserve is a three hour callout. The minimal amount of rescheduling compensation isn’t enough to give up the sanctity of your schedule.