Flight Attendants can modify awarded vacation periods using the following options:
Information on these various contract provisions is included in our annual vacation guide. The guide provides a comprehensive explanation of all timelines, a glossary of terms, times/dates, and other information important to making a successful modification to any awarded vacation period.
As it pertains to Vacation Trades, one aspect of the trading process is only available during the annual vacation bidding period while the other trading opportunities exist across the year.
Open Time Trade by Seniority Request – Available only during Annual Vacation Bid
Open Time Trades by Seniority trade window opens on November 24 at 8:00 AM (HDT) and will close on November 30 at 8:00 AM (HDT). The “OT Trade by Sen” option is only visible while the trading window for Open.
Instant Trades with Open Time
Instant trade requests open on December 5 for the following vacation year, and must be submitted 30 days before the 1st day of the earliest bid (with an exception for January vacations per Section 12.H.). Bids shall be awarded in the order received. Successful submission of a bid will be confirmed, but that does not mean that the trade has been awarded. Instant trades sometimes take a short amount of time to process after submission, so it’s important that you make sure you see the award and not just the submission.
Flight Attendant to Flight Attendant Trades
A Flight Attendant may trade vacation periods with another Flight Attendant in the same base. Requests must be submitted no later than 2359 HDT on the 15th of the calendar month before the earliest bid months involved in the trade. Additionally, trade requests must be submitted by both Flight Attendants trading.
Requests must be submitted no later than 2359 HDT on the 15th of the calendar month before the earliest of the bid months involved in the trade. Vacation trade requests must be submitted by both Flight Attendants involved.
An electronic bulletin board is available for Flight Attendants to advertise vacation trades in CCS. You may access this area through CCS > Trading > Electronic Bulletin Board > Advertisements > Other Ads > Vacation Trade.
In terms of the timing of Flight Attendant to Flight Attendant trades, mutual trades begin as soon as the Open Time Trades by Seniority awards are published. For awareness, the trade award process for Flight Attendant to Flight Attendant trades is manual and is completed daily. Every effort is made to complete the trade within 72 hours of its submission.
To access these options in CCS, go to the Vacation Page > My Vacation. You will see the list of effective dates for your various vacation periods. On the left of each date is an arrow, which when selected provides any of the trade options available for that vacation period (in addition to an option to Fly Through.)
If you have additional questions, please contact your Local Council.