2024-25 Vacation
11-10-2024 | 10:44 AM
#31
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But it's a fair point by game. If you have a vacation planned and are worried about holding July 4th off, follow his advice.
11-10-2024 | 12:00 PM
#32
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Wrong. Consider the pilots who are waiting to AE to a more senior fleet after they've bid their 2025-2026 vacation. There will likely be pilots who find themselves in a position where they could hold a July Vacation on their old fleet but will be unable to hold July 4th off when putting in the monthly bid in their new fleet/seat.
11-10-2024 | 12:30 PM
#33
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From: NYC 7ERA
I haven't worked a 4th of July unwillingly since 2019. I have held 2 weeks vacation when I wanted it in months I didn't think I'd get it.
I've never been senior to ~80% in category during vacation bidding.
I held two weeks Summer vacation last year as a 85% NYC320A, and three weeks late summer as a 90% NYC7ERA this year.
You don't need to be crazy senior to hold summer vacation. Especially around holidays.
This year, I did pick up a 1 day WS to get me over the GS trigger on 4th of July, that paid like a GS.
Last year, I did a 4 day GS over 4th of July.
I've never been senior to ~80% in category during vacation bidding.
I held two weeks Summer vacation last year as a 85% NYC320A, and three weeks late summer as a 90% NYC7ERA this year.
You don't need to be crazy senior to hold summer vacation. Especially around holidays.
This year, I did pick up a 1 day WS to get me over the GS trigger on 4th of July, that paid like a GS.
Last year, I did a 4 day GS over 4th of July.
11-10-2024 | 01:22 PM
#34
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July 4th is the easiest of any holiday to get off:
- bid for a long trip starting on 2 Jul (first day of bid period)
- WS something (anything) in Jun that causes a conflict (not necessarily overlap) with the trip (ideally ending in Jun, so no APD restrictions remaining)
- if desired, drop/swap out of the new Jun trip
- bid for a long trip starting on 2 Jul (first day of bid period)
- WS something (anything) in Jun that causes a conflict (not necessarily overlap) with the trip (ideally ending in Jun, so no APD restrictions remaining)
- if desired, drop/swap out of the new Jun trip
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