Originally Posted by
CBreezy
I have no idea why it was originally negotiated into the contract so this is purely speculation. I imagine it went something like, if we could have once a year where we could drop below min coverage to attend certain life events, that would be great. Okay, but what is to prevent them from GS over those days?
Basically this is correct. The APD is intended to be used when you really need time off for something major. If allowed to use it and fly over those days the majority of the usage would probably be to pick up a greenslip. Dropping trips with low reserve coverage obviously has cost consequences to the company so like most things in the contract it’s a compromise.