Originally Posted by ShyGuy

I get that. This month I'm on reserve by choice and when I didn't get used for 3 rsv days and had 5 days off, I was able to go into open time and add a 2-day trip and a 1-day trip on my 5 days off, driving reserve from 79 hr guarantee to 96 hrs credit. And the way I justify it living in base is I wasn't used on the 3 rsv days and was home anyway, felt that I was basically off, and now going to actually go to work 3 days on days off for extra money.


I've asked around buddies at other airlines, not all of them can you just pick up straight open time on reserve days off for extra pay - at any time you want. They seem to have caveats for only premium - like Delta.

It's one really good thing we have on reserve at AS.