Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
07-18-2019, 11:08 AM
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How do you buy vacation days? Don't you have to earn a payback day first and then use that? That seems difficult to do.
07-18-2019, 11:38 AM
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You can buy vacation days using the bank, although I can't figure out how to do it. Would love some help. Seems pretty straightforward--options 3 and 4. But I keep getting a "not eligible" when I try to do it.
If you have PB days and use them for nothing else, they convert to vacation at the end of the year (is the short version).
07-18-2019, 11:49 AM
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I disagree. It depends on your seniority. I am jr in category and I can’t get summer vacation nor do I get the best schedules. So I use my APD and IVDs to create summer vacations where they did not exist. I will create the time off I need then WS on my other off days. So far this summer through the creative use of these and the open board I have gone from being awarded schedules working almost every weekend to having most my weekends of and creating some vacation windows.
It does take effort to make it happen but knowing the rules as a jr guy is a definite must for QOL.
It does take effort to make it happen but knowing the rules as a jr guy is a definite must for QOL.
Denny
07-18-2019, 05:35 PM
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You can buy vacation days using the bank, although I can't figure out how to do it. Would love some help. Seems pretty straightforward--options 3 and 4. But I keep getting a "not eligible" when I try to do it.
If you have PB days and use them for nothing else, they convert to vacation at the end of the year (is the short version).
If you have PB days and use them for nothing else, they convert to vacation at the end of the year (is the short version).
After March 31st it’s by “mutual agreement” with the company. So you have to get it approved. Which basically means no.
Just do it when vacation bidding starts next year. There’s a good description of the process in the Scheduling Reference Handbook.
07-19-2019, 12:44 PM
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Did I read that critical flight ops update correctly? 806 pilots rerouted? Yikes. Let’s try to fix reroutes in the next contract.
07-19-2019, 03:10 PM
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“Average wait time for pilot assist: 3 minutes.”
Average wait time for scheduling or tracking: too ugly to publish.....
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07-21-2019, 07:31 AM
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I have two weeks vacation in November that I want to slide (to over THanksgiving naturally) Can that be done (requested) now, or do I have to wait until bidding for November?
07-21-2019, 07:33 AM
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I am really looking forward to the next time I get lost in the kerfuffel during IROPS. I'll hold for 15 minutes and then hang up. After that, Crew tracking can get ahold of me when they need me. Per diem/credit add up after awhile.
07-21-2019, 08:37 AM
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You can have a standing vacation move up bid in the system in case the week(s) you want become available (runs on the first of every month). Barring that being awarded, you won't know into bidding in October.
07-21-2019, 08:40 AM
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To slide you'll have to wait until November bidding. Slides are accomplished during the PBS process.
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