Reserves have the ability, under certain circumstances, to pick up trips on their scheduled days off. Trips may be picked up from either Open time or from other Flight Attendants. While each has its own set of rules that are important to understand, there are some considerations that apply to both. 

Reserves Picking Up Open Time (Section 8.L.) 

Consistent with Section 7.S.4. of the Contract, once released to days off by Scheduling, a Reserve may pick-up open time on or into scheduled days off either by placing a call to Crew Scheduling or via the Market in CCS. 

➢ A Reserve may only pick up a pairing from open time which is scheduled to return to the home domicile in time for a legal rest prior to 0700 of the next scheduled Reserve day. However, with Company approval, Reserves may pick up a pairing from open time which makes them illegal for the next scheduled Reserve day or flies them into the next Reserve day. 

➢ A Reserve may normally pick up a pairing from open time once per month; however, there is no such limit when a Reserve picks up open time to prevent drafting (see later in this section). 

➢ Reserves may pick up an unlimited number of White Flag or Purple Flag pairings per Section 4.B.2. and 3. of the Contract on their scheduled days off as part of this provision. 

➢ When Reserves pick up a trip on a day off from Open Time, they cannot be senior opted except in the case of a domestic Purser position, and in this case, only by a more senior Flight Attendant on the same pairing or on a pairing with identical flight segments. 

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