Common use of Vacation Expansion (Regular Line Holders Clause in Contracts

Vacation Expansion (Regular Line Holders. a. In addition to or in lieu of a vacation slide, a pilot awarded a regular line may expand his vacation period in either or both directions to conflict with a greater number of credit hours. However, a pilot may not expand his vacation from December into November, or from January into December. A pilot may submit for a vacation expansion during the Conflict Input Window immediately before the bid period in which a trip(s) affected by the expansion is scheduled to begin, as provided in Section 25.E.2. b. A vacation expansion shall not cause a vacation conflict that exceeds the credit hour value of the original vacation period by more than 6 CH. All days in the expanded vacation period shall be consecutive. c. A pilot may not expand his vacation period to conflict with a trip(s) that begins outside the bid period of his vacation as awarded or slid. However, a pilot awarded vacation that extends into the next bid period may expand within either bid period. Example: A pilot awarded a 7 day vacation period in week 1 of August may slide his vacation back so that it overlaps both the August and July bid periods. He may then expand his vacation period to hit trips in either July or August in accordance with normal expansion rules. d. A vacation period may not be expanded to cause a vacation conflict with a trip(s) that is scheduled to operate in whole or in part on the following days (i.e., base days): Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve or New Year’s Day.

Vacation Expansion (Regular Line Holders. a. In addition to or in lieu of a vacation slide, a pilot awarded a regular line may expand his vacation period in either or both directions to conflict with a greater number of credit hours. However, a pilot may not expand his vacation from December into November, or from January into December. A pilot may submit for a vacation expansion during the Conflict Input Window immediately before the bid period in which a trip(s) affected by the expansion is scheduled to begin, as provided in Section 25.E.2. b. A vacation expansion shall not cause a vacation conflict that exceeds the credit hour value of the original vacation period by more than 6 CH. All days in the expanded vacation period shall be consecutive. c. A pilot may not expand his vacation period to conflict with a trip(s) that begins outside the bid period of his vacation as awarded or slid. However, a pilot awarded vacation that extends into the next bid period may expand within either bid period. Example: A pilot awarded a 7 day vacation period in week 1 of August may slide his vacation back so that it overlaps both the August and July bid periods. He may then expand his vacation period to hit trips in either July or August in accordance with normal expansion rules. d. A vacation period may not be expanded to cause a vacation conflict with a trip(s) that is scheduled to operate in whole or in part on the following days (i.e., base days): Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve or New Year’s 's Day.