11.27.17 – (LAA) – Pay Protection for Last 5 Days of the Month

As a reminder, Flight Attendants should be familiar with the following parameters when looking to pay protect during the last 5 days of the month:

Pay protection:After sign in, Crew Schedule has the same options as MIC – deadhead, reschedule, hold at the airport, or release
- Does not include carry-over time
To qualify for pay protection, FA must:
- Add name to MU list for each DOSTF (day originally scheduled to fly). This includes the original footprint of trip plus 8 hours.
- Submit a HISEND MU message for each DOSTF. Must include “plot to protect”
- Participate in each HISEND MU round until obligation is fulfilled – one trip flown will fulfill obligation
- Obligation extends until the earlier of 8 hours after originally scheduled trip sequence termination or midnight last day of the contractual month (if DOSTF + 8 hours extends past midnight last day of scheduled trip, FA must be on MU list the additional day)
- FA may opt to participate in subsequent MU/II/CC proffer rounds and will not forfeit protection if FA passes or is unable to be reached at time of proffer
- See Make-Up HISEND requests on page 25
If FA elects to opt out of pay protection:If LO assigned trip for Last 5 Day Pay Protection cancels, FA has no further obligation and pay will be protected
- Pay for last trip is forfeited
- Pay Projection (PPROJ) may be incrementally reduced by the value of the lost trip
If LO assigned trip for Last 5 Day Pay Protection cancels, FA has no further obligation and pay will be protected

Renee Mayer
APFA National Scheduling Chair
scheduling[at]www.apfa.org