FDXLAG

I just hope someone at the MEC got a nice payoff for screwing us and retired so they cant do it again.

Dakota

How does that help them? It's already difficult enough to deviate. By making deviation fares 75% of the accepted fares would undoubtedly force almost everyone to fly the scheduled deadhead. With the number of passenger seats decreasing out of Memphis, if we all actually showed for the scheduled deadhead I would think that would pose big problems for scheduling..........I don't know this for a fact, but it seems reasonable.

I would also think it would be interesting to know how much commuters/deviators save the company. I know for me personally, I save them thousands/year by deviating.

FDXLAG

So you save them thousands /year off the already reduced by 25% banks and you wonder how it helps them? We deviate because getting to Memphis sucks and we will do most anything to avoid it.

KnightFlyer

I think what's been TA'd has fixed some of the accepted fares and dev bank issues; but we won't know for sure until we get to read the details.

Dakota

Easy there trigger. My point was if they reduce deviation banks further, then I would have no choice but to take the scheduled DH and I believe if everyone were to take the scheduled deadheads it would create big problems for them because of the reduced number of flights out of MEM. I don't know that for a fact, just an observation.

I deviate because it's convenient for me and allows me one or two extra days at home........not because "getting to Memphis sucks." By doing this, my net bank is usually close to $1000/month; a give back to the company. Maxkts stated that, "They wanted to make deviation fares 75% of the "accepted fare"!" If they did that, then I would have no choice but to take the scheduled deadhead. Lately, it seems as though the actual cost of a deadhead ticket is much more than the accepted fare........thereby costing FEDEX more $$$$. Sorry, I guess I'm not making myself clear, but then again my kids tell me that all of the time.

FDXLAG

Thanks Roy, yes getting to Mempho costs an extra day or two commute, hence it sucks. Catch my drift pardner?

GernBlandston

In this March bid pack.
SFO-ICN
Accepted Fare $1391
Actual Ticketed Fare $3673

Yes both Business Class.
And Yes I deviated within my Accepted fare saving the Co. $2500.

Gunter

I guess you're hoping for a BZ?

ancreserve

I see a $750 accepted fare screwing on my NRT - SEA I just traded into..... no way I'm taking a hit to the wallet for them, I'll just head to the JetLag club and B1tch about it how delayed our contract is

MaydayMark

"We'll have to PASS it to find out what's in it!"

Why bother to read it before we vote on it? Can Management impose the agreed upon improvements by "Executive Order"?

How long will it take until we have a signed CBA with the improvements in place?