Reserve Picking Up on Days Off

MEC Reserve Committee

As provided for in our Contract, Reserve Flight Attendants have the ability to pick up a trip on their scheduled days off once they are released to their day(s) off by crew scheduling. 

Reserve Picking up Time from Other Flight Attendants:

• A Reserve may only pick up a pairing that is scheduled to return to her/his home domicile in time for a legal rest prior to 0400 of her/his first scheduled Reserve day. A Reserve who does not receive minimum legal rest at home as a result of operational irregularities with the pairing picked up will be deemed to have voluntarily reduced the legal rest at their home base down to the minimum legal rest provided for in Section 6, if necessary. 
• There is no limit to the number of times a Reserve may pick up pairings on days off from other Flight Attendants.

Reserve Picking up From Open Time

A Reserve may, at her/his own option, pick up open time on, or with Crew Scheduling’s permission into, scheduled days off, subject to the following:

• A Reserve may only pick up a pairing from open time once she /he has been released into days off. 
• A Reserve may only pick up a pairing which is scheduled to return to the home domicile in time for legal rest prior to 0700 of the next scheduled Reserve day unless otherwise approved by the company.
• If a Reserve chooses to pick up open time on their days off they are waiving 35/, 1/7 and minimum day off legalities. 

The Open Time limitations do not apply to a Reserve who volunteers to fly an Open Time trip to prevent drafting, or when picking up an Open Time trip during White or Purple Flag days. * Trips picked up from Open Time during a White or Purple flag day cannot be traded only dropped to another Flight Attendant for days off. 

When a pairing that was picked up on a Reserves day(s) off is affected by irregular operations and causes the Reserve to be worked into an additional day off, they are entitled to a restored day off. They are not allowed to take the additional 5 hours of flight pay and give up their restored day off. 

Reserves who want to learn more about picking up on days off should get in touch with the Local Reserve Representative.