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11-10-2023, 07:30 AM

#21

poorflyer

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Originally Posted by ThatChecks

I'm just surprised because I really thought that the reserve QOL would have been a lot better at United than my regional. So it really is a shock to me that you can't move your reserve days around as you want.

I'll just have to hope for that second part, gaining senoirty quickly. Whats the ballpark amount of time right now for someone on NB reserve before getting a line at an east coast base? a few months, a year?

Just one data point. I was hired winter ‘22 into EWR 737 and it took me about 8 months from new hire class to get a junior line, and now I’m 42% in base and equipment holding most weekends off. I think 8 months is slightly longer than usual just because of the Ukraine situation happening right before summer and slowing down hiring a bit around then. Reserve is not great but there’s techniques to use to get more days off and a decent schedule. I was able to have 14-16 days off in the heat of summer using aggressive pickup on my reserve stretch minus one day, so the company couldn’t really use me on my last day of reserve.

11-10-2023, 08:42 PM

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nene

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Originally Posted by poorflyer

And there may be a "benefit" at UAL (agressive pickup, whatever that is) compared to DAL reserve, at DAL you can "request" a trip, but it's solely at the schedulers discretion and they typically assign trips that match days available first. There is no mechanism to force skeds to assign you a trip from open time. They can ignore you up to a point, and tend to load share the reserve pool between days available and in terms of "buckets" comparing how much you've already been assigned before honoring your request for a trip.

11-20-2023, 08:50 AM

#23

Northern Light

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Can someone please explain the vesting of retirement travel benefits again? I know there is a formula used, but not sure I understood it. Asked differently, what would be the latest you could join United before age 65 and still get vested?

Also, those bennies are not guaranteed in the CBA, correct? So, theoretically, United could change those or the privileges (boarding priorities etc.) anytime, like they did for the Flight Attendants couple years back (I think it was United, retirees with >20 yrs used to have better boarding privileges than active employees).
Thanks!

11-20-2023, 09:07 AM

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ThumbsUp

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Originally Posted by Northern Light

This answers the first part, assuming you work here:

https://ft.ual.com/-/media/project/u...velprogram.pdf

If not, the latest you can join would be 60 and the formula previously posted applies.

11-20-2023, 11:17 AM

#25

Northern Light

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Originally Posted by ThumbsUp

This answers the first part, assuming you work here:

https://ft.ual.com/-/media/project/ual/documents/travel/retireepasstravelprogram.pdf

If not, the latest you can join would be 60 and the formula previously posted applies.

Thank you! I don't, but was able to open the document.

12-16-2023, 06:18 AM

#26

ThatChecks

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if you ZED on a Star Alliance carrier, are you given a higher priority for a seat compared to non Star Alliance employees trying to ZED on the same flight?

12-16-2023, 09:53 AM

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Random Task

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Originally Posted by ThatChecks

if you ZED on a Star Alliance carrier, are you given a higher priority for a seat compared to non Star Alliance employees trying to ZED on the same flight?

I think that's up to the individual airlines travel policy. We do give a bump to Star Alliance employees ZEDing on us.