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10-29-2022, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by papmik
Can anyone explain how VDA works? Thx
10-29-2022, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by avi8orco
You volunteer for VDA by putting yourself on for the day (or several days) in Flica and you can see the list of guys in seat and base/city who also put themselves on. If you are needed, CS will start calling from the top seniority guy based on days available. If the senior guy doesn’t answer, they keep going down the list. You are usually their last resort for whatever they want you to do, so if you answer, you are required to take what they give you, whatever it is. What they assign, pays double time.
10-29-2022, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by avi8orco
You volunteer for VDA by putting yourself on for the day (or several days) in Flica and you can see the list of guys in seat and base/city who also put themselves on. If you are needed, CS will start calling from the top seniority guy based on days available. If the senior guy doesn’t answer, they keep going down the list. You are usually their last resort for whatever they want you to do, so if you answer, you are required to take what they give you, whatever it is. What they assign, pays double time.
10-29-2022, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by avi8orco
You volunteer for VDA by putting yourself on for the day (or several days) in Flica and you can see the list of guys in seat and base/city who also put themselves on. If you are needed, CS will start calling from the top seniority guy based on days available. If the senior guy doesn’t answer, they keep going down the list. You are usually their last resort for whatever they want you to do, so if you answer, you are required to take what they give you, whatever it is. What they assign, pays double time.
10-29-2022, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SaintNick
you can always get out of a vda assignment. Time to get to the airport, just popped a drink etc. don’t abuse it of course but it’s easy to get out of
CS: "How soon can you get to the airport?"
You: "about 9hrs"
CS: "Nevermind"
10-29-2022, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by PossibleDeviation
Yea that’s a broken system if all they are taking into consideration, every time, is seniority.
10-29-2022, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Flyby1206
They also look at how many days VDA availability you have and any conflicts it might create with your schedule. They can bypass calling someone if the trip would create a conflict with a future pairing. They also bypass guys if it would take them too long to get to the airport since there is no required callout time for a VDA.
10-29-2022, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by PossibleDeviation
But if it’s the same folks every time getting the calls for premium; that’s garbage.
10-29-2022, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by PossibleDeviation
But if it’s the same folks every time getting the calls for premium; that’s garbage.
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