United v. Spirit
07-21-2021 | 03:30 AM
#311
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Same people that sleep at the airport because they can’t get through to scheduling on IROP and the same people who earlier were complaining about spending “hours” trying to get ahold of scheduling to see if they have an assignment. And guys accepting rescheduling assignments via ACARS.
Part of us “not being a regional” also requires big boy pants; which includes getting your own cab at 30 minutes, calling the CP if no hotel, and self releasing at 30 minutes if you can’t get ahold of scheduling and sending and email to them saying you’re dutying off and will be contactable again at whatever time
Part of us “not being a regional” also requires big boy pants; which includes getting your own cab at 30 minutes, calling the CP if no hotel, and self releasing at 30 minutes if you can’t get ahold of scheduling and sending and email to them saying you’re dutying off and will be contactable again at whatever time
07-21-2021 | 05:39 AM
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Curious why it took pay periods to get reimbursed, since I’ve always used Concur and the reimbursement is deposited into my bank without having to deal with paychecks and pay periods
Reimbursement used to be hell when it was a payroll/paycheck thing but Concur has been fantastic for me, days instead of weeks for reimbursement
Reimbursement used to be hell when it was a payroll/paycheck thing but Concur has been fantastic for me, days instead of weeks for reimbursement
07-21-2021 | 07:12 AM
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Cinco- can't wait for you to land balls deep in an IROP. The kind where cancellations have been happening for 6 hours already and there are no rooms anywhere, taxi stand line is 1/4 mile long and no Ubers to be found. Oh and when you call the CP they say they can't help you. Ask me how I know...
07-21-2021 | 10:53 AM
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Heck even if you go to your normal overnight hotel and just don’t feel it’s acceptable that day to you you can go to any 4 or 5 star and expense it no questions. In the United CBA
Spirit- wake up the CP and see what happens.
07-21-2021 | 11:22 AM
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United v. Spirit
I’ve flown through some of our more recent meltdowns and always found a room and expensed it. Never has every hotel been sold out in the city. You may need to take a longer Uber but you can usually find something. When we are melting down the CPs are all usually available to call or text. I shot a text to one and was told the expense would be approved. Took less than 10 minutes and was in an Uber to the Renaissance in FLL with the FO and got paid back less than a week later. Got to keep the points too.
07-21-2021 | 11:27 AM
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I’ve flown through some of our more recent meltdowns and always found a room and expensed it. Never has every hotel been sold out in the city. You may need to take a longer Uber but you can usually find something. When we are melting down the CPs are all usually available to call or text. I shot a text to one and was told the expense would be approved. Took less than 10 minutes and was in an Uber to the Renaissance in FLL with the FO and got paid back less than a week later. Got to keep the points too.
Also if it’s not a meltdown and hotel connections just didn’t book a room I’ve found solution time to be longer and more arduous
07-21-2021 | 11:33 AM
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In an IROP situation if nothing is available you wouldn’t catch any grief expensing a 5 star hotel at Spirit. I’ve never done it but I’ve been told get your own hotel and expense it by CP, never said anything about price exceptions.
Actually yes. United you go to a 4 or 5 star hotel of your choice and expense it. No questions asked. And I’m sure in most cities the top tier hotels meaning the Ritz Carlton Four Seasons types had rooms. Problem is those aren’t in the hotel connections portfolio and our crew scheduling can’t or won’t do anything on their own outside of hotel connections. CPs have been little help in my experience.
Heck even if you go to your normal overnight hotel and just don’t feel it’s acceptable that day to you you can go to any 4 or 5 star and expense it no questions. In the United CBA
Spirit- wake up the CP and see what happens.
Heck even if you go to your normal overnight hotel and just don’t feel it’s acceptable that day to you you can go to any 4 or 5 star and expense it no questions. In the United CBA
Spirit- wake up the CP and see what happens.
07-21-2021 | 11:42 AM
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I get what you’re saying but if they don’t have a room (meltdown or not) and the CP tells me to book my own I’m not going to say no just to sit around the airport and possibly sleep there because it isn’t spelled out in the CBA. Maybe they can get better language in the next contract that spells it out though.
As for dealing with not having a room during a normal day, it’s happened a few times to me on reserve. It’s a pain but it’s always been resolved as quickly as one would expect. I’m ok with waiting as long as I’m talking to someone and progress is being made. Sitting on hold for an hour just to be told they don’t know anything yet is beyond infuriating and I’ll book my own room just to save the headache even if I don’t get reimbursed.
07-21-2021 | 12:09 PM
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I get what you’re saying but if they don’t have a room (meltdown or not) and the CP tells me to book my own I’m not going to say no just to sit around the airport and possibly sleep there because it isn’t spelled out in the CBA. Maybe they can get better language in the next contract that spells it out though.
07-21-2021 | 12:17 PM
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I have a non related question. What’s the difference between lake affect and lake effect?
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