Originally Posted by
MaydayMark
I had a trip last month that returned to MEM the first day of a 5 day trip. Concerned I might be eligible for SUB, I reviewed my contract on the flight back to MEM.
The very first sentence of the SUB section says, "Applicability
Substitution provisions apply only prior to block out on a trip. Substitution shall not occur due to Company actions made for operational reasons (e.g., trip revision, high minimums pull) after block out."
Does that answer your question?
MaydayMark is correct as it pertains to sub eligibility, if you come home early from a multiple day trip (except for airport or hotel standby pairings) you have no further obligation to the company. 25 H 1 is the paragraph MaydayMark is referring to, and if you look under definitions in section 2, it sepcifically states that a trip ends 30 minutes after blocking in at base. If you bid a field standby pairing, you're hosed if you come to MEM as CRS will probably send you back unless you were almost at the end of the trip, but if you're one of the lucky folks who gets rerouted to MEM on the first day of a week long trip, then you basically get a week off, with pay.
