Section 18 of our Contract governs the annual vacation bidding process and outlines the procedures and timeline for the awarding of vacations.

Reserve Letters

The first step in the annual vacation bidding process is the assignment of Reserve letters. Section 10.A. of our Contract requires that 2010 Reserve letters be assigned and posted in domiciles in September which is the month prior to the start of vacation bidding.  The list establishes the top 25% of the domicile who are exempt from Reserve rotation and assigns “A” or “B” Reserve Letters to all Flight Attendants with more than five years seniority.  You will obtain important information by checking the domicile seniority list known as the Reserve Letter List containing the 2010 Lineholder status and Reserve letters.

Vacation Bid Periods (Section 18.E.)

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