Originally Posted by
ShyGuy
I see the contractual provision in the DH section. However you are saying as soon as you block in/released today at 8pm, you can call to be released from DH tomorrow at 6am if they have no flights to assign.
Problem I had is they said it’s only for same day. And the contract doesn’t deleaneate if same day or not. I was told call tomorrow to be released, we can’t right now. One DH leg only, just like your case. I know VX had a rule of sane-day only release for reserve DH.
I’d like to know if there’s any clarification in the contract for same day versus day before for a DH release.
Yes there was a clarification. I don’t remember if it was the MEC saying the company agreed, or if it was the chief pilot in his e-mail. I’ll try to poke around later.
Actually, there was never any real dispute that I recall with getting released the day before, it clearly says “when in the departure city.” What the dispute was about was if you got to keep the hotel or not. What Schedueling was doing was cancelling guys hotel reservations. So it was clarified that you get released AND you get the hotel. If a schedueler does not release you I would absolutely push it to Wellman if you have to - and if they still balk I would file a grievance.
Like I said earlier, getting released is my default strategy and I have done it numerous times in the last 12 years both on reserve and as a line holder.