Reserve Pay

When a Reserve is unavailable for duty on a “without pay” basis, the minimum guarantee will be reduced by 4:20 in a 30-day month and 4:07 in a 31-day month for each day unavailable for scheduled duty. Examples of unavailability that would cause a reduction in the Reserve guarantee:

Being awarded a Reserve Line built with more than 12 days off. If awarded a Reserve Line with more than 12 days off, Reserves can use CCS or contact Crew Schedule Planning no later than 3 days prior to the start of the bid month to restore days on and associated guarantee.

● Personal Drops (PD), Personal Time Off (PTO) days, and Can Not Fly (CNF) days.

● Trading an assigned trip with another Flight Attendant for days off. Reserve days except for the first day may be restored along with associated guarantee.

● Unpaid flex vacation that falls on a Reserve day (Vacation Fly Through with Unpaid Flex days will not reduce guarantee).

● Vacation Fly Through with paid vacation days that fall on Reserve days of availability. The vacation hours are moved to Add Pay. ➢ Sick calls including paid FMLA, when there are insufficient hours in the sick leave bank or unpaid FMLA. When hours are available, the guarantee is maintained using sick bank hours.

● A Missed Trip (MT) or being unavailable when called for assignment on a Reserve day (also known as “Unable to Contact” or “UTC”).

Monthly Base Pay Advance (Section 3.AA.)

When calculating the 70% base pay advance that is paid on the 1st day of each month, the base pay used to determine the Flight Advance is seventy-one (71) hours for both Lineholders and Reserves. If the pay guarantee has not been reduced, the Reserve will receive the remaining hours as a part of the mid-month pay check through the “true up” process.

Reserve Override (Section 4.P.)

In addition to the Reserve Monthly Pay, a Reserve will be compensated $2.00, prorated, for each credited hour while on Reserve status. (This includes the value of Reserve availability days and trips flown as a Reserve prior to a Move-Up line award.)

Other Overrides (Sections 4.J., 4.K. & 4.L.)

In addition to the Reserve override described above, Reserves will receive all other overrides for which they are qualified and that are associated with a Reserve assignment, including International Purser Override, LQ Override, galley pay, and/or International Override. Call Out Pay/Show-No-Go Pay (Section 8.O.1) A Flight Attendant at the home domicile who is called to the airport for a specific pairing and who is subsequently released shall receive a minimum credit for two (2) hours for flight time and pay purposes.

Sick Leave Pay (Section 13.D.5.)

A Reserve who has not received an assignment, and who places herself/himself on sick leave will be credited with 4:20 (30-day month) or 4:07 (31-day month) per day of availability until calling off sick leave. Reserves who have received an assignment, and who go on sick leave will be credited from their sick leave bank based on when the sick call is made relative to reporting for duty:

● Reserves who go on sick leave prior to check-in will receive sick leave credit based on the Reserve daily value of 4:20 or 4:07 per day (30- or 31-day month).

● Reserves who go on sick leave after check-in will receive credit from their sick leave bank based on the scheduled flight time hours for the pairing to which they were assigned and provided there are sufficient hours in the sick leave bank.

Holiday Pay (Section 4.I.2)

Reserves are eligible for holiday pay. Holidays are specific to the country where the domicile is located, and each Flight Attendant is eligible to be paid for a maximum of five (5) holidays per year.

● If a Reserve is released on a holiday, no holiday pay is paid.

● If you are assigned to Ready Reserve status and you do not fly, holiday pay is credited at 4:27 in a 30-day month or 4:13 in a 31-day month at the applicable hourly rate of pay for the Reserve.

NOTE: The Reserve daily rate for holiday pay is different than the Reserve daily value used for other purposes.

● If you are on Ready Reserve status and fly a pairing, you will receive the greater of the rates set forth in this paragraph for the Reserve day or the Lineholder computation for the pairing flown.

● If you fly a pairing assigned during the Reserve Preferencing or Post-Preferencing process at 1930 the evening prior, Holiday Pay is calculated using the Lineholder formula:

IMPORTANT NOTE: A RESERVE FLIGHT ATTENDANT QUALIFYING FOR TWO (2) HOUR CALL-OUT PAY OR FIVE (5) HOUR STANDBY RESERVE PAY, SHALL RECEIVE DOUBLE PAY FOR THOSE HOURS THAT FALL WITHIN THE HOLIDAY PERIOD.

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Vacation Pay (Section 4.V.)

Vacation shall be paid at a rate of three hours and fifteen minutes (3:15) for each day of vacation. Vacation pay shall be paid at the Flight Attendant’s applicable hourly rate at the time the vacation is taken. A Reserve who has vacation shall be paid the greater of their Reserve guarantee or all credited time for the month.

In other words, vacation hours are treated the same as hours flown as a Reserve, and are credited toward the monthly Reserve Guarantee. Vacation hours are included as part of time accrued once the period of vacation in the month has passed. However, if a Reserve elects to fly through their vacation, these hours are paid as “Add Pay” in addition to the Reserve guarantee.

White and Purple Flag Pay (Section 4.B.2 - 3.)

Reserves have the ability to pick up trips designated as White or Purple Flag when released to days off as often as they choose in any given month. These trips are paid at one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the Flight Attendant’s base pay rate for all credited flight time, including holding time.

As a Reserve on a day off, these hours are paid as “Add Pay” in addition to the Reserve guarantee. Keep in mind that a pairing designated as White or Purple Flag that is subsequently traded to or picked up by another Flight Attendant will have the White or Purple Flag indicator follow the trip. The person who subsequently flies the pairing through a trade will be eligible for White or Purple Flag pay.

Transportation Reimbursements (Section 5.D.2 - 3.)

In certain circumstances, Flight Attendants will be allowed expense reimbursement for cab transportation to and/or from the airport or co-terminal and their place of lodging. Claims for such expenses shall be made on a regular expense form and must be supported by a receipt for each flight, and the expense account shall indicate the flight number for each expense.

NOTE: A REGULAR EXPENSE REPORT IS NOW SUBMITTED VIA THE CONCUR SYSTEM WITHIN 60 DAYS. (Section 5.D.3.b.)

Late Night/Early Morning Departures and Arrivals Cab Reimbursement (Section 5.D.2.a. - 5.D.2.d.)

A Flight Attendant will be allowed $20.00 for cab or limousine between airport or co-terminal and place of lodging at Domicile points whenever:

● Departure time of their flight assignment is between 2200 and 0800; or when -

● Arrival time of the flight is between 2000 and 0600.

NOTE: The above departure/arrival times also apply to when Flight Attendants are required to leave their home Domicile for the purposes of attending any company required training or meeting.

● This provision applies to Reserves who are required to report for Standby or who are released from Standby between 2200 and 0600.

NOTE: A REGULAR EXPENSE REPORT IS NOW SUBMITTED VIA THE CONCUR SYSTEM WITHIN 60 DAYS. (Section 5.D.3.b.)

Short Call Cab Reimbursement (Section 5.D.3, 5.D.3.a.)

If a Reserve determines it is necessary to take cab transportation to the airport in order to respond to a short call, they shall be reimbursed for actual expenses to/from the airport. In all other cases, a transportation allowance of $20.00 for transportation from the airport will be reimbursed.

NOTE: A REGULAR EXPENSE REPORT IS NOW SUBMITTED VIA THE CONCUR SYSTEM WITHIN 60 DAYS. (Section 5.D.3.b.)

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