Originally Posted by Myboyblue
captain drew,
can you expand a little on how deviation works. I understand you can change a pairing that is a d/h out of memphis and basically d/h yourself there and start the pairing at ABC airport. When you do this though I know you have a ticket on the airline but if it cancels is it your arse on the line?
What are some other "tricks" for people who commute at FDX? Besides the obvious of being able to hold layovers at your city.
When you deviate on the front end (beginning) of a trip................
Your "Arse" is on the line if you don't make it.
Let's say the scheduled trip begins with a Commercial Deahead from MEM to OAK and the ticket value is say $300 on American Airlines.
Let's say you live in Detroit (poor you). You can request to deviate and make you own reservation from DTW to OAK. If that ticket is cost $350, you will owe the company $50 at the end of the month.
If you can get a ticket for $200 you have a positive balance of $100 to use fo Cabs, limos or another airline ticket later in the month for another trip.
If you live in MEM or choose not to Deviate (take scheduled Deadhead) and it canels for Mainteneace or weather and you don't make it to OAK..................no big deal, you just call Crew skeds and say "What do i do now?
If you deviate and you don't make it to OAK for whatever reason..........your ARSE will be speaking to someone you would prefer not to!
In most cases it is not a problem, but when the Blizzards hit or those Nasty Katrina things happen.........peoples Arses have been handed to them for missing trips.