AAC shenanigans
05-18-2019, 04:18 AM
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AAC shenanigans
Curious how often AACs aren’t given priority on our AC because they show up after 30 minutes prior. Just got off a trip, and we had a issue in MIA with one of our FAs not getting on flight. He showed up 20 prior, but gate agent said the list had been cleared and it was a full flight. I’m lucky enough not to commute, so I’m not sure what the correct response should be. I emailed travel and they basically said the FA was SOL.
05-18-2019, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Chet Manley
Is there something we need to tell the gate agent? I've been bumped twice by PSA guys on our own metal. I just assumed that was how it goes on AA.
05-18-2019, 02:39 PM
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Travel department says you go to counter and tell gate agent you’re AAC Republic “traveling on own metal”. They will clear you before every other non-rev, but you need to ask for priority no later then 25 prior to departure. Had I known what was going own, then I would have made sure our FA got on that aircraft. It sounds like the union is working on the issue of AAC pilot not being able to list for JS as well. The way it is now doesn’t sound reciprocal to me, but I get we’re not a WO.
05-18-2019, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Chet Manley
Is there something we need to tell the gate agent? I've been bumped twice by PSA guys on our own metal. I just assumed that was how it goes on AA.
05-18-2019, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Viking6
Travel department says you go to counter and tell gate agent you’re AAC Republic “traveling on own metal”. They will clear you before every other non-rev, but you need to ask for priority no later then 25 prior to departure. Had I known what was going own, then I would have made sure our FA got on that aircraft. It sounds like the union is working on the issue of AAC pilot not being able to list for JS as well. The way it is now doesn’t sound reciprocal to me, but I get we’re not a WO.
05-18-2019, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Viking6
Curious how often AACs aren’t given priority on our AC because they show up after 30 minutes prior. Just got off a trip, and we had a issue in MIA with one of our FAs not getting on flight. He showed up 20 prior, but gate agent said the list had been cleared and it was a full flight. I’m lucky enough not to commute, so I’m not sure what the correct response should be. I emailed travel and they basically said the FA was SOL.
I know at that point you have to talk to the captain and I would also call scheduling/ dispatch. They can acars the crew or call the CA’s phone to do the walk.
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