I've used the LTD here. You need to be employed for 365 days before you're eligible for LTD benefits. So get hurt or sick prior to 365 you're SOL. After 1 year you're good to collect LTD. It does suck though.

In my case my first check showed up at the 5 month mark not at 90 days. I was back paid for the time, but just an FYI. They start processing at 90 days and it's a ridiculous process of we need this, we need that, we didn't get that, send it again...

It is also taxable income since the company pays for it so be prepared to payback when tax time comes. You have the option to defer the taxes to get more cash in your wallet if need be. It pays up to $5,000 a month if that equals 60% of your 72 hour guarantee. I was an FO at the time so my take home without taxes removed was ~$3,600 a month.

Don't forget after 9 months we're kicked over to COBRA for your health benefits. After 6 months your pay longevity freezes also. So vote wisely if we see a new TA in the future.

If you work a different job during your time off that income will be deducted from your LTD payment. They will do anything they can to not pay you!

Hope this helps a bit. Buy up if you can! The old method was ridiculous for buy up.

 

THIS...SO VERY MUCH THIS!!! Exactly my experience as well.

That is with the exception I didn't receive a check from LTD until 6 months out, despite initiating the process well before 90 days. Our LTD blows, plain and simple...the only thing they care about is limiting their liability, not paying you (but that's the American insurance industry as a whole, unfortunately).

 

We're turning into AirTran.

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I think it's been pretty evident that we are looking to turn into more of an AirTran-type airline.

It's probably to be expected that we will have more service from smaller, more centrally located cities to vacation spots. Maybe not as extreme as Allegiant, but close. I'd guess you could take a look at an old AirTran route map and surmise from that where our next announced cities are going to be.

 

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LOL! I forgot about this. Change ATL to MCO and I'm guessing it's about right.

 

Anybody hearing any rumors about an MCO base? Or am I just hoping and dreaming?

 

First it was Houston, then Atlanta, then LA, now Orlando. Who knows, we probably have too many bases already, but I wouldn't be surprised to see some shuffling in the next couple of years. Our route network is far from settled.

I'd love to see an MCO base too, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

 

50 flights a day out of Mco by the end of the year. That's more than DFW I believe

 

There are more flights out of LAX than LAS right now. LA isn't a base so until they start making announcements it's really nothing.