Anyone know the code to enter reserve preferences? Not that its ever worked for me. Other people tell it has for them though. I will put it in and hope for the best.
There used to be a good Reserve Preferences Guide accessible from the main Bidding page of the AAFlightService web site. It contained all the requisite Sabre codes as well as explanations and examples. Not that any of that helped; my wife never got any of her choices.FA Mikey said:Anyone know the code to enter reserve preferences? Not that its ever worked for me. Other people tell it has for them though. I will put it in and hope for the best.
I would absolutely love to have something positive to say about AA, and maybe one day I will. I honestly truly hope so.operaations said:why does everything must contain such negative comments about AA
Amen. Maybe if operaations could field a few calls after getting off a trip at 1730 followed by a call at 0130 that he had a sign-in at for next trip at 1500, he would understand. Of course, being a scheduler he will deny that such things ever happen.FA Mikey said:Try sitting a month or two on reserve. Watch how they go out of there way to be absolutly difficult. Then we will see if you can have something positive to say.
Mike,FA Mikey said:Is your wife purser of language, did that play a part or was it just the same 'ol AA bs.
Amen. Maybe if operaations could field a few calls after getting off a trip at 1730 followed by a call at 0130 that he had a sign-in at for next trip at 1500, he would understand. Of course, being a scheduler he will deny that such things ever happen.
The reserve preferences were a good idea at the time the contract was developed (pre-9/11). However, the company has made sure that since most flight attendants on reserve don't approach their average utilization for any given time of the month anymore, preferences will not be honored.
Just because everyone tends to be below utilization is no reason that the company could not give an early sign-in to someone who actually wants an early sign-in all things being equal. But, don't you see, that would benefit the flight attendant; so, we can't have that, now can we?
Repent! Repent! The end of the world is nigh. A scheduler and a flight attendant have agreed. The balance of the universe is irreversibly disturbed. There is no Yin and no Yang, henceforth.operaations said:Jimntx...I will not deny it happens and it is not malicious...
Now get up off the florr jimntx since you are probably in shock that i agreed with you on all matters and did not argue with you at all.
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How about careless, inconsiderate and insensitive?operaations said:not malicious...maybe disorganized and need to better manage time wisely...but you didnt hear that from me.
well, yes and no. You can send a HISEND message stating the start and stop times of your rest period. You are then required to contact scheduling at the end of the rest period. They may or may not honor the rest period. They can always claim "operational necessity."TWAnr said:How about careless, inconsiderate and insensitive?
I was under the impression that crew schedulers were forbidden, by contract, to call those on reserve, regarding assignments, during their rest period following a flight.