vacation pass question
07-11-2017, 03:59 PM
#14
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Yes. You can list multiple people under the vacation pass as long as they are traveling to a the same destination as the employee, they travel at the employee's seniority and list level, and they don't all have to depart from the same airport.
07-11-2017, 07:46 PM
#16
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You bet!!
You can bid for annual vacation, in April, since the yearly vacation cycle starts in May. Pretty sure it has to do with the Mayan calendar, since we do lots of Central American flying....
Anyway, you can bid part, or all, of your allocated days (based on longevity). You put in two or three choices. Vacation start-stop dates are in 7-day blocks, because no pilot would want a vacation in other than one-week increments.
And they all start on the same day of the week (I think it is Monday).
You can also try holding back some week-long vacation days to use in "monthly bidding." In July, I can bid for vacation in September, as an example.
You put in your annual bids and monthlies, and the sytem processes it.
The awards come out, and you get nothing you asked for in the annual bid, then get assigned vacation each month by the company for the least usable and convenient time.
At least, that's my experience.
You can bid for annual vacation, in April, since the yearly vacation cycle starts in May. Pretty sure it has to do with the Mayan calendar, since we do lots of Central American flying....
Anyway, you can bid part, or all, of your allocated days (based on longevity). You put in two or three choices. Vacation start-stop dates are in 7-day blocks, because no pilot would want a vacation in other than one-week increments.
And they all start on the same day of the week (I think it is Monday).
You can also try holding back some week-long vacation days to use in "monthly bidding." In July, I can bid for vacation in September, as an example.
You put in your annual bids and monthlies, and the sytem processes it.
The awards come out, and you get nothing you asked for in the annual bid, then get assigned vacation each month by the company for the least usable and convenient time.
At least, that's my experience.
Annual vacation bids are in January, for our vacation year starting in May. No Mayans involved. Too many issues going on at the end of the year so they have always done it in May (at least 40 years).
If you get a vacation you don't like, you can move it earlier, but not later. These are done about 3 months out.
07-12-2017, 01:47 AM
#17
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Joined APC: May 2017
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Posts: 320
We used to bid in October for the following calendar year, was nice to know that far in advance, allegedly pushing it back later like we are doing now enables the company to offer more weeks. The old system (CAL) withheld some better weeks until the last round of bidding, so more jr guys still had a shot of getting a good week.
07-13-2017, 10:31 AM
#18
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Joined APC: Aug 2007
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07-13-2017, 11:52 AM
#19
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switching from the cal way to the ual way was the biggest pain in the asphalt. It was nice bidding in sept oct for vacation year jan-dec. Imagine being able to reserve a vacation spot in the summer before all the prices go up... or bidding spring break for a school calandar you actually have.
07-14-2017, 09:46 AM
#20
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Joined APC: May 2017
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switching from the cal way to the ual way was the biggest pain in the asphalt. It was nice bidding in sept oct for vacation year jan-dec. Imagine being able to reserve a vacation spot in the summer before all the prices go up... or bidding spring break for a school calandar you actually have.
Agreed, it was a big step backwards
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