Emergency Leave of Absence. 1. In those cases when a Flight Attendant needs time off to attend to an important personal matter, other than death of a family member which is set forth in subsection D, above, she/he shall, to the extent feasible, use her/his Seniority to bid a schedule which has those days free from Duty. 2. When this is impossible because the need for the absence is not known when monthly schedules are being bid or finalized (e.g. serious family illness, personal emergency or birth of a child), or she/he has insufficient seniority to bid for the days off, the Flight Attendant may be granted unpaid emergency leave up to a maximum of five (5) days, at the sole discretion of the Company. The Flight Attendant must use any accrued vacation which shall run concurrently with the leave and she/he will be considered to be on vacation. A Flight Attendant who does not have any vacation remaining in that year will be considered to be on a Personal Leave. 3. Emergency leave shall be requested by submitting a "Request for Leave of Absence" form to the Director of Inflight as soon as practicable after the Flight Attendant becomes aware of the need for the leave. The leave may be delayed where the request for leave of absence does not allow sufficient time for the Company to cover the Flight Attendant’s duty assignment without interruption in flight operations. In the event extended time is needed, the Flight Attendant shall use accrued vacation with the approval of the Company or be placed on Personal Leave.
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