The 2008 primary vacation period opens Oct. 29, 2007. Vacation Bid Packages (.pdf) will be available on SkyNet and at all domiciles the week of Oct. 22. The vacation packages include planning calendars and bidding rules with examples.

Your personal vacation accrual information will be available in your Unimatic VACBID screen after Oct. 25, 2007.

You can also obtain this information through the Crew Advisory Telephone System (CATS), option 4, after that date. Vacation award information will also be available in your VACBID screen and via CATS after each phase of the vacation award process.

If you have questions or need help with vacation bidding, the Vacation Team will be available beginning Oct. 22, Monday-Friday 0830-1700 (Central Time) via FLT-LINE (option 5/1).

For complete information on vacation accrual and the bid periods, go to the “Vacations” page on SkyNet. Contractual information on vacations can be found in Section 18 of the Agreement.

2008 Vacation Bidding Packet > (.pdf)

Vacation Bidding Article (AFA) >

Contract Section 18 >

Some Flight attendants on special leaves, other extended absences or those who simply have not used Unimatic for a long period of time have lost their Unimatic profile.  Flight Attendants without a Unimatic profile cannot sign on to enter vacation bids.  If you have accumulated vacation for 2008 and cannot access Unimatic, call the Service Center option 4, and option 4 again to have a representative build a profile for you in Unimatic.  This area of the Service Center is open 16 hours a day from 7 am to 11 pm Chicago time. 

Vacation Bid Periods