Originally Posted by
Iceberg
I’ve had a trip that I “if needed” preferenced get awarded to a junior yellow slip while I got a less optimum trip. I called and they changed it to give me the trip I had preferenced. The other pilot called to say they had yellow slipped it, and since preferences don’t show as anything other than a regular reserve assignment, they took it back to give to the other pilot. I had to call again to get the trip back on my line.
They can fix it up to two hours out, they just don’t want to. Stick with it if you really want the trip, or I guess you could just wait and get paid for the misaward later.
When this happens do you ask to speak with a scheduler or just deal with whomever answers the phone? Are the schedulers generally receptive to sorting through these type of issues? I imagine this must be a PITA if they are busy - not that thats our problem.
Scoop