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01-06-2024, 07:20 PM

#3991

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Originally Posted by BlueSkies

I managed to earn some PBs in Dec. I'm planning to try and use them in Feb. First choice would obviously be to bid for a line and get a high credit 1 day trip and then use that to cash in the PBs. Assuming that doesn't work (not senior enough) is the next best thing to snag a high credit 1 day off the Pilot Swap Board? It seems like people start posting their trips there as soon as the PBS awards are posted.

Yes, I've had success with this. Check the reserve coverage for that day before picking it off of the swap board, though.

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01-06-2024, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueSkies

Any trip with high credit on day 1 will work. You can use 1 PB day to drop a multi day trip. Reserve coverage matters unless you have someone who will pick it up as a Q trip on a WS. This can be repeated multiple times if you take the trip back via swap with friends or the P2P swap board.

01-07-2024, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by All 5 Stages

Yes, I've had success with this. Check the reserve coverage for that day before picking it off of the swap board, though.

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Ok will do, thanks.

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Originally Posted by Gunfighter

Great, thanks for the info.

01-09-2024, 12:21 PM

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You’d think I’d remember from last year, but how long does it usually take for vacay awards to show up after the bid window closes?

01-09-2024, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by 20Fathoms

You’d think I’d remember from last year, but how long does it usually take for vacay awards to show up after the bid window closes?

I think it was two days last year for the primary, and then next day for the rest.

01-09-2024, 01:35 PM

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I know I’ve seen this but can’t remember where or details- what recourse do we have if you book Jumpseat & it is subsequently taken by a LCA for line check?

01-09-2024, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SawF16

I know I’ve seen this but can’t remember where or details- what recourse do we have if you book Jumpseat & it is subsequently taken by a LCA for line check?

We used to get PS if it was to work but the company removed that from the FOM during covid.

01-09-2024, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SawF16

I know I’ve seen this but can’t remember where or details- what recourse do we have if you book Jumpseat & it is subsequently taken by a LCA for line check?

you get positive space on your backup flight if it’s to work per commuter policy.

01-09-2024, 03:06 PM

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you get positive space on your backup flight if it’s to work per commuter policy.

Only if the backup flight is a Delta branded flight

01-09-2024, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by CBreezy

Only if the backup flight is a Delta branded flight

Right, but if it weren't, you wouldn't have a backup to the jumpseat flight in question either (mechanical, crew duty, etc).

That said, I always thought that was a CBA thing not an FOM thing. We should have codified it many contracts ago, but "we didn't think they'd do that"...