I think if one incurs a deviation expense when they still have an activity on their calendar, I think that's going to be a valid expense. Once that activity is gone, I doubt it's okay to apply an expense toward what used to be there.

Yes, airline ticket was already purchased and GT reserved prior to trip bump. Both non-refundable (because banks are too low, but that’s another issue).

I probably need to clarify my opinion. I meant the date of the expense has passed with the activity still on your calendar. In other words, you actually used the GT and airline ticket prior to having the activity removed from your calendar.

Some of the opinions that you are gettin here are just wrong guesses.
Don't believe me(you get to keep the bank and can travel within the normal 3 day footprint) or them, ask Brenda M at crew audit. You will then have documentation.

As a general FYI, you cannot call the “expense report people” anymore. They don’t exist. I still have an expense report that hasn’t closed from over six months ago. Three INSITE reports later and even getting fleet captain involved, still no resolution. Apparently nothing anyone can do about it; and my bank money hasn’t been available because of it. I’m sure some exec got a nice bonus for this cost-cutting measure...

No one is disputing that he keeps the bank. The question is can you use it within three days of a trip that no longer exists.

He cannot use the money within 3 days of the start and end date of that trip because it’s now someone else’s trip. If he tries to expense it, there will be no trip in the drop down box to associate the expense.

If only we had an organization funded by pilots who could answer such questions as they arise.

you can email crew audit and they usually answer within a day, and i have an email from crew audit(Brenda M) that explains how to submit the expenses as "other deviation" and N/A for the trip #, and that you need to enter the bank for the bumped trip

Ok good to know