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The Vacation Election Process opened today for a twenty (20) day period, September 25, 2018, 0800(HDT) through October 15, 2018, 0800 (HDT). During the Vacation Election Process Flight Attendants choose what they would like to do with their 2019 Vacation days as it pertains to:

1.     FLEX – paid or unpaid vacation

2.     Deferral of Vacation into your 401(k) – minimum 7/maximum 14 days deferral

3.     Vacation Buy Back with a 0.5% incentive before the annual vacation period

Your “Vacation Award Letter” for 2019 provides information on your earned 2019 vacation as well as the seniority date on which you will bid your annual vacation. To locate your Vacation Award Letter and make your selections, login in to CCS, go to the Vacation tab ->myvacation, select “To view Optional Election, Click here. “   Be sure to select 2019 in the upper left hand corner of the screen.

The following information will be displayed: 

• Your vacation accrual seniority date as of August 30, 2018 
• Your 2019 base vacation accrual determined by your vacation accrual seniority date 
• Your paid activity, by each quarter in the 2017-2018 Vacation Accrual Year to be used in determining your vacation accrual for the 2019 Vacation year 
• Your 2019 vacation accrual days and hours 
• For newly hired Flight Attendants, quarterly paid activity will not be shown
• With the exception of new hires, a Flight Attendant’s vacation accrual is based on completed years of service with the Company. However, vacation accrual may be reduced based on: 
  Paid activity within the vacation accrual year, and 
• Leaves of absences taken during the accrual year. 

  
A Flight Attendant will receive full vacation accrual (100%) if she/he has one hundred-twenty (120) hours or more of paid activity for the designated quarter during the 2017- 2018 Vacation Accrual year.

Flight Attendants will receive fifty percent (50%) of vacation accrual if she/he has fewer than one hundred twenty (120) hours but at least sixty (60) hours of paid activity for the designated quarter during the 2017-2018 Vacation Accrual year.

A Flight Attendant will accrue no vacation if she/he has fewer than sixty (60) hours of paid activity for the designated quarter during the 2017-2018 Vacation Accrual year as listed below. 

Newly employed Flight Attendants shall accrue one day of vacation for each full month of continuous employment during the remainder of the Vacation Accrual year after the date of their initial employment. If employed prior to the 15th of the calendar month, vacation credit shall be given for the full year. 

Once you know the number of days that you have accrued, if you choose to participate in the optional Vacation Election process, select the “Proceed to Vacation Election” button located in the bottom right corner of the accrual letter page. You may also choose not to make any selections in the Vacation Election process and skip this step. 

The vacation election screen will appear and you will be able to make the following selections: 

1. Buy Back Vacation Days. Partially accrued vacation days are not eligible. 

2. Defer vacation days to your 401(k) or UK Stakeholder Plan 

3. Take Flex Vacation Days (paid or unpaid) 

Vacation Buy Back – Two Possible Programs 

Vacation days are “sold” back at a rate of three hours and fifteen minutes (3:15) of pay per day plus an incentive payment of 0.5%. 

1. Annual Vacation Buy Back: The Company offers a vacation buy back option, which allows a Flight Attendant to take pay in lieu of accrued vacation. Flight Attendants must opt to “sell” at least six (6) full days of accrued vacation and partial days are not eligible. Those participating in the Buy Back program may not participate in the Flex program. 

2. Monthly Vacation Buy Back: In addition, the Company may offer vacation buy back on a month-to-month or base-by-base basis. The Company will determine whether to offer an incentive payment for month-to-month or base-by-base vacation buy back. Vacation buy back will be awarded in base seniority order. 

Deferred 401(k) Contribution: 

Flight Attendants may elect to contribute a minimum of seven days and a maximum of fourteen (14) days of paid vacation accrued for use in 2019 into their 401(k) savings plan account or UK Stakeholder Group Plan.

Flex Vacation Program:

Flight Attendants may elect to take an additional seven days of Flex vacation. Flight Attendants taking Flex vacation will either take the additional seven days as unpaid vacation or elect to have one hour and fifty-four minutes (1:54) pay deducted from their earnings each month to pay for the Flex vacation week. Flight Attendants who opt for Flex vacation will have their first seven days of their earliest awarded vacation period designated as Flex. 

Once you have finished making your choices, select “Submit”. A confirmation page will display showing your 2019 elections. It is recommended that you keep a copy for your records. 

At any time while the vacation election period is open you can return to the vacation election page and change/update your selections. Once the election period is closed, changes can no longer be submitted.

Detailed information on Vacation Elections and the Bidding process’ can be found in the 2019 Vacation Bidding Guide.