Alternate Deadhead Procedures Clause Samples

Alternate Deadhead Procedures a. Alternate Deadhead to flight duty: When the first scheduled leg(s) of a trip contains a deadhead leg(s) to flight duty, a flight attendant may request to utilize alternate transportation to the flight duty point. i. The alternate deadhead must be scheduled to arrive at least one hour prior to the first scheduled departure time of the flight attendant’s scheduled assignment. ii. The Flight Attendant may request the alternate deadhead no more than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the beginning of the trip. iii. Alternate deadhead is not applicable to Flight Attendants on reserve. iv. Requests are subject to Crew Scheduling approval. b. Alternate Deadhead from flight duty: When the last scheduled leg(s) of a trip contains a deadhead leg(s) from flight duty, a Flight Attendant may request to be released from duty or to utilize alternate transportation from the flight duty point. i. The alternate deadhead may only be requested on the last day of the trip at the point of the last deadhead leg(s) to domicile. ii. Alternate deadhead is not applicable to Flight Attendants on reserve. iii. Requests are subject to Crew Scheduling approval. 1. When necessary to protect the integrity of flight schedules, Flight Attendants on their scheduled day off may be assigned open flying not otherwise covered, by assigning the flying to the most junior available Flight Attendant in the domicile; if none is available, then to the most junior available Flight Attendant system-wide. 2. Junior assignments may not be made more than twenty-four (24) hours before the section is scheduled to be flown. 3. A Flight Attendant will not be junior assigned more than three (3) days in a month and not more than ten (10) days in a year, except that a Flight Attendant scheduled to receive the minimum days off in a month will not be junior assigned more than two (2) days. A Flight Attendant available for flight duty for less than one-half (1/2) of a month who has prorated minimum days off may only be junior assigned one (1) day. 4. A Flight Attendant will not be junior assigned for reserve duty. 5. A Flight Attendant will not be junior assigned on a Golden Day.

Alternate Deadhead Procedures