Common use of Open Time Clause in Contracts

Open Time. 1. The Company may designate no more than ten percent (10%) of known and proposed flying as open flying in each domicile at the beginning of each month. 2. Open time will also include charters and all other time (including, but not limited to, promotional, hurricane relief, non-revenue passenger flights, etc., unless otherwise provided for in this Agreement) which becomes available during the bid period after the pairing packets have been published. Any charter flights and all other flying known prior to the completion of a given month's pairing packet construction will be included in the pairing packet. 3. Open Time Requests All requests of open time will be awarded consistent with the “turn time” parameters established for each domicile and bid period, as stated in the pairing packet, applicable to the particular domicile in which the pairing originates. Such turn times will be no greater, but may be less, than the bidline construction parameters used for the same domicile for the same bid period. 4. Flight Attendants wishing to pick up partial pairings from open time will be limited to picking up flight pairings that commence and end at the same domicile. Any partial pairing must include either the beginning or the end of the original pairing. If, following such a split, the pairing remaining in Open Time still contains a pass-through domicile, that pairing may be split again but must include either the beginning or the end of the pairing. 5. The chart below outlines the display / listing of available pairings. N4D/Base//Date (e.g., N4D/DFW//10JAN) Displays all pairings that are open (“above the line”) or posted for drop (“below the line”), making them available for pick up. N4DL/Base//Date (e.g., N4DL/DFW//18JAN) Will display only those open and posted pairings that a Flight Attendant is qualified and legal to pick up. If a “D” follows the pairing, a Duty-Free period (DFP) conflict exists, requiring the elimination of a DFP. N4T/Pairing/Date (e.g., N4T/22132/24JAN) Will display a list of “redder” open pairings with which a Flight Attendant is qualified and legal to trade his/her red pairing. If a “D” follows the pairing number, a Duty-Free Period (DFP) conflict exists, requiring the elimination of a DFP. N4TL/Pairing/Date (e.g., N4TL/22123/24SEP) Displays only those “redder” open pairings for which a Flight Attendant is qualified and legal to trade his/her red pairing. If a “D” follows the pairing number, a Duty-Free Period (DFP) conflicts exists, requiring the elimination of a DFP. Chart above new to section, brought in from TTOT user guide. 6. Red for Red Trading Rules Drop Status Pick Up Status Allowed Pairing Date Pick Up vs Pairing Date Drop Green Green Yes n/a Green Red Yes n/a ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Yes (exception) n/a Red Red Yes (if different duration, the picked-up pairing must be redder) n/a Red Red Yes (if different duration, the picked-up pairing must be redder) Same Date Start Red Red Yes (if different duration, the picked-up pairing must be redder) Overlapping Dates Red Redder Yes (Restrictions) Different Dates Chart above new to section, brought in from TTOT user guide. a. Red for Red Trading Rules i. Same Date Trades If same start date and same end date, then no restrictions. If same start date but different end date, then allow trade if pick up pairing is redder than dropped pairing. ii. Overlapping Trades If overlapping (where both pairings operate on at least one common date), then allow trade if pick up pairing is redder than dropped pairing. iii. Different Date Trades For different dates (pairings operate on mutually exclusive dates), allow trade if pick up pairing is redder than dropped pairing. iv. Posting a pairing is always allowed. Doing so allows the pairing to be picked up by another Flight Attendant without regard to “RED” restrictions. 7. All open time will be posted for viewing by Flight Attendants. The Company may designate and withhold specific open pairing(s) for Reserve Flight Attendants. The Company will not deny any request for a pairing drop or PVD for any day(s) on which it has withheld an Open Time pairing(s) as determined at the time the drop request is processed. Flight Attendants may bid and will be awarded open time in accordance with paragraphs G and H of this Section. A Flight Attendant who is awarded such open time will be responsible to fly the pairing(s). a. When Open Time has been blocked, the date on which a pairing begins, will determine whether such pairing is available for pick up. Requests to pick up Open Time pairings will be approved when the day the pairing commences is not blocked or becomes unblocked at the time of processing. 8. Flight Attendants on management-level status may pick up an existing OT pairing after 1200 noon CT the day prior to the departure date of that pairing. Such pairing must have been in OT for at least thirty-six (36) hours prior to the management-level Flight Attendant picking up the pairing.