Some guy

Fellas,
I've been told that you can use your travel bank for personal travel (air, gt, hotel) as long as it's scheduled within 72 hours of a revenue trip. I have excess travel funds this month and was hoping to use some for a personal trip. Any guidance would be appreciated.

SG

MaydayMark

You should be able to use your bank money from the end of your trip to just about anywhere (including a taxi at your destination)... that said, I'm not sure of the legality if you stop at home on the way?

CargoCan

As long as you are within 72 hours of any trip or R day you can use your bank.

2cylinderdriver

3. Deviation Options and Qualifying Expenses
Subject to the limitations and reporting provisions in Section
8.C.4. and C.5. (below), a pilot’s air travel, train travel, surface
transportation, hotel use, parking and non-taxable per diem are
allowable/reimbursable expenses as provided in this paragraph.
a. Air Travel
i. In the following circumstances, air travel expenses are
allowable/reimbursable:
(a) to or from a pilot’s base to position to/from a
scheduled assignment.
(b) deviation from scheduled deadhead travel.
(c) deviation from scheduled deadhead travel between
a pilot’s base and training conducted away from his
base.

d. Travel claimed as a deviation expense must begin or end
within 3 days of the scheduled assignment to/from which
the pilot is deviating (e.g. scheduled deadhead, trip or Rday)
and must proceed to the intended destination of the
deviation with no greater than a 24 hour delay enroute,
domestically, and a 48 hour delay enroute internationally.

Just make sure your travel is within 3 days of an activity. That is the only litmus test I have seen used, but as always be smart with your plans. I think the "intent" is , if asked, prove you were traveling under terms that meet the CBA (in bold above). You can travel anywhere you want, if you live in DTW but are going on vacation at the end of a trip, you can buy a ticket (one way) from say XYZ to HNL. A million examples exist, good luck.

fdx727pilot

Wasn't there something about no stops over 24 hours during those 3 days? I seem to remember someone getting in trouble for taking a 2 day ski break on the way home. Don't have my CBA handy.

Found it! Section 8C4d

"Travel claimed as a deviation expense must begin or end within 3 days of
the scheduled assignment to/from which the pilot is deviating (e.g.
scheduled deadhead, trip or R-day) and must proceed to the intended
destination of the deviation with no greater than a 24 hour delay enroute,
domestically, and a 48 hour delay enroute internationally."