Originally Posted by harad

Howdy, if I were offered a class date in early January, but had an important family trip at the end of the month --
Would it be imprudent to ask for a class date beginning early February instead? I've also seen that the break between end of indoc and IQ training can be one week to several weeks. I know it varies based on aircraft type but what have the gaps been lately, and does it make just as much sense to accept the early Jan date, finish by mid Jan and hope for a 2-3 week delay? At what point do you receive the training schedule for when you'll begin after Indoc (as in, do they say "welcome to Delta, come back in 3 weeks" or is it more of a 48-hr notice type of thing?)

Thank you!