Airline Pilot Central Forums - WTH with the transportation??

Airline Pilot Central Forums (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/)

- United (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/united/)

- - WTH with the transportation?? (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/united/137565-wth-transportation.html)

Quote:

Originally Posted by KVGT CFI (Post 3416304)

Could you imagine some of these drivers behind the wheel of an MRAP? Yikes!

That's a lot of extra chiropractor visits.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KnightNight (Post 3416174)

It’s what you’re on when you’re flying the Jet!

I know that’s why I put the little green face there. I was being sarcastic as that’s a legacy United term for a pairing. Plus an id is my badge. :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by KnightNight (Post 3416174)

It’s what you’re on when you’re flying the Jet!

But is the jet a guppy?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bestglide (Post 3416140)

what’s an ID? :D

Other airlines call it a trip. So if you go on a 3 day trip it has a ID number like D1007.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bestglide (Post 3416430)

I know that’s why I put the little green face there. I was being sarcastic as that’s a legacy United term for a pairing. Plus an id is my badge. :D

A ship is something that moves about the water and floats. Usually.

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/PinkGrandEyra-max-1mb.gif
😎

But hey, at least we aren’t bringing DSLs into the discussion.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumble (Post 3416235)

Details matter, and if you give the company an inch of slack they’ll take a mile. If you’re not willing to fight to uphold the contract why don’t you just shut up and not bemoan the ones who will?

I’m sorry, but how is the company “taking a mile” on this? Has anyone been denied reimbursement for transportation 30 minutes past block in? If not, the company is upholding their contractual obligations. Sucks if you’re seeing more transportation delays, but I think directing that frustration at the airline is misguided. I’ve found most things I do that involve the services of low-wage labor have become less convenient over the past couple of years.

At block + 30 minutes expense a cab & add it to the list of things that suck just a little bit more in the post-COVID world…

Quote:

Originally Posted by hummingbear;[url=tel:3416784

3416784[/url]]I’m sorry, but how is the company “taking a mile” on this? Has anyone been denied reimbursement for transportation 30 minutes past block in? If not, the company is upholding their contractual obligations. Sucks if you’re seeing more transportation delays, but I think directing that frustration at the airline is misguided. I’ve found most things I do that involve the services of low-wage labor have become less convenient over the past couple of years.

At block + 30 minutes expense a cab & add it to the list of things that suck just a little bit more in the post-COVID world…

Point being, the poster is demeaning the OP for upholding the contract and being frustrated by the service provided IAW the contract. Guarantee the company knows every instance a pilot voluntarily waives a contract provision and uses it as a data point to weaken contract language at every LOA/MOU/S6 negotiation. It’s why PDRs are so important so that we can do the same, document every instance they’re not living up to the contract.

Quote:

Originally Posted by HiPlaneDrifter (Post 3416246)

I have no desire to be on a big city downtown layover domestically and avoid them if I can.

Bid what you want. Less layovers in BFE for the rest of us.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumble (Post 3416816)

Guarantee the company knows every instance a pilot voluntarily waives a contract provision and uses it as a data point to weaken contract language at every LOA/MOU/S6 negotiation.

You think the company is aware of every instance of a hotel van running behind & pilots not expensing a cab?! That’s just silly.

Understand, I’m all for sticking to the contract. Expense a cab at block + 30 every time. My guess is that you’ll never have a claim denied. But do they know if you waited 40 for the driver to show? No, they do not.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hummingbear (Post 3416900)

^^^ THIS

Problem is too many pilots don’t self help when wait exceeds the UPA… or they agree to a combined crew van when it’s not allowed. We are our own worst enemy on UPA transport compliance.