But to reiterate, I don't want any of you newhires reading what I wrote and potentially not getting an expected ticket reimbursed. This is my experience, I didn't even think it was an issue.....however, be safe and get it in writing like Alderdriver suggested. God knows, I don't want my advice to cost anybody money!

 

Here's a different perspective of what I think busdriver12 has been trying to say?

When I want to know if the Expense Report folks will agree with what I want to do I email them making clear that I haven't done it yet. If they agree with me I attach a copy of their email to my expense report.

I figure that it's not likely that they will put themselves on report. I haven't had it fail yet. If you have spare time in MEM you might drive over there and introduce yourself.

I bet they'd like to meet a real FedEx pilot?

 

Hey Walrus, speaking of being cheated. Got a DH leg next month from DXB-PVG on Cathay Pacific. Baseline and Established fare, just a little over $2000. Got the receipt today from Global, ticket price was $6,747.40. I thought this new TA was supposed to keep these clowns from playing these stupid reindeer games, but as far as I can tell it's like the old Who song. "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss!" If I wanted to deviate I guess I could sit in the underbelly with guy and his chicken in his lap strapped to floor.

 

I would say, stick it to the man and go as scheduled. Not really sure what your point is. Cathay is a good ride. If you would rather fly Emirates you can probably beat the $2000 and save yourself the long walk underneath the runways. Emirates does have a better lounge. On the other hand, Cathay is American miles.

 

I hope you're kidding.






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I guess my point is that the established fares that the company is putting out are a hot pile of cow dung. That would be my point.

 

Well, that's what the union told me. They wouldn't lie about anything would they??????????????

 

My perfectly crafted plan was foiled by a new Uber driver who seemed to have started the meter when she was on the way to pick me up and not at pickup....as a result I am $2.50 over my alloted bank for August.

On the expense report it asked if I want to roll hotel bank to cover the deficit...which I do not want to do because I have plenty to roll in from previous months. My question is...How do I allocate from previous months to cover the $2.50?

Thanks Postal

On a side note...the 40%, $5 tip on the Uber ride was paid with no questions asked. Maybe because I was over a grand in the black for the month when it was all said and done. Who knows, but I will be sticking with 15-20% max from here on out.

 

If you have some money in your DBA from last month or will have some next month the $2.50 will magically be covered. They may withdraw it from a check and then pay it back, but do not use hotel funds to cover it.

 

Very true. I just got a crew notification that over $400 will be payroll deducted even though I have 4 times that available in DBA from the following month (report also closed). The system even shows the exact amount being transferred from the surplus to cover the deficit yet they still plan to payroll deduct and then pay me back. Certainly an imperfect system to say the least.

From what I've experienced, since the DBA is automated, the only time you need to get involved now is if you want to use hotel cancellation funds. That usually requires an Insite report. In my opinion, in most situations it's probably not wise to use the prompt at the bottom of the expense report for hotel funds. I say that because once they're used you can't reverse that. If you have total SA on your travel bank situation in past months and more importantly the next month, then go for it. Otherwise, it's probably better to wait and see what the month after your deficit month brings in terms of deadheads, revisions, etc. since those may result in a DBA that can be applied backwards.