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Effective DOS (June 2026 bid month)

12.C.7.

A Flight Attendant will bid for vacation in the domicile they are projected to be active in as of the first day of the January bid period of the upcoming vacation year. A Flight Attendant who changes Bases after the vacation awards shall retain their vacation period(s). In the case of a new Base opening, the Flight Attendant(s) transferring to the base may be required to re-bid for their  remaining vacation days. 

12.D.1.

Prior to the annual vacation bid, the Company shall offer a vacation “buy back” option that allows Flight Attendants to take pay in lieu of accrued vacation available for use in the next Scheduled Vacation Year. Flight Attendants will have a period of at least fifteen (15) days to submit a vacation buy back request.  

12.D.4.

Flight Attendants who have “sold” vacation time to the Company in accordance with this paragraph shall receive their buy back payments in the first quarter of the Scheduled Vacation Year in which the vacation was to have been taken. Vacation buy back payments will be based the Flight Attendant’s hourly rate of pay as of January 1st of the year in which the payment is being made. 

12.E.

Prior to the annual vacation bid, a Flight Attendant may elect to take seven (7) additional days of Flex vacation. Flight Attendants taking Flex vacation will either take the additional seven (7) days as unpaid vacation or elect to have one hour and fifty-four minutes (1:54) pay deducted from their earnings each month to pay for the Flex vacation week. Effective with the January 2031 bid month, Flight Attendants taking Flex vacation will either take the additional seven (7) days as unpaid vacation or elect to have two hours and two minutes (2:02) pay deducted from their earnings each month to pay for the Flex vacation week. Flight Attendants will have a period of at least (15) days to submit a Flex vacation request. 

12.F.7.

[NOTE: Memorializes vacation bidding practices]  

A Flight Attendant may bid for a vacation period overlapping two (2) bid months in accordance with Company policy. The minimum bid to cross from one month to the next is fourteen (14) full days. However, a Flight Attendant may not bid for a vacation overlapping two (2) Scheduled Vacation Years.