Example: You are awarded a 78-hour line. You trade a trip with another Flight Attendant for a trip worth 5 fewer hours than your original trip. You are not assigned any new flying in the month. Nor does any of your flying cancel. You will be paid 73 hours (78-5), because your have voluntarily taken your line below minimum guarantee.
Example: You are awarded a 78-hour line. You trade a trip with Open Time for another trip which is worth 5 fewer hours than your originally scheduled trip. You are not assigned any new flying during the month, but 7 hours of flying cancels. You will be paid the greater of:
73 hours (adjusted minimum guarantee)
Actual flying = 66 hours (73-7)
96% of 73 hours = 70.1 (73x.96)
Since 73 is the greatest, that is what you will be paid
Example: You are awarded a 82-hour line. You trade a trip with another Flight Attendant for a trip worth 3 more hours than your originally scheduled trip. You are not assigned any new flying during the month and you do not drop any flying. You will be paid the greater of:
75 hours (adjusted minimum guarantee)
Actual flying = 85 hours (82+3)
96% of 85 hours = 81.6 hours [(82+3)(.96)]
Since 85 hours is the greatest, this is what you will be paid.
Example: You are awarded a 82-hour line. You trade a trip with Open Time for another trip which is worth 5 more hours than your originally scheduled trip. You are not assigned any new flying during the month nor do you drop any flying, but 10 hours of flying cancels. You will be paid the greater of:
75 hours (minimum guarantee)
Actual flying = 77 hours (82+5-10)
96% of 87 hours = 83.52 hours [(82+5)(.96)]
Since 83.52 hours is the greatest, this is what you will be paid.
*Bidlines projected below guarantee
Example: You are awarded a 65 hour line. You trade with another Flight Attendant for a trip worth 2 more hours than your originally scheduled trip. You are not assigned to any new flying during the month, you do not drop any flying nor does any flying cancel. You will be paid the greater of:
75 hours (minimum guarantee)
Actual flying = 67 hours (65+2)
96% of 67 hours = 64.32 [(65+2)(.96)]
Since 75 hours is the greater, this is what you will be paid.
Example: You are awarded a 70-hour line. You trade a trip with Open time for another trip which is worth 2 hours less than your originally scheduled trip. You are not assigned to any new flying during the month and you do not drop any more flying. However, 3 hours of flying cancels. You will be paid the greater of:
73 hours (adjusted minimum guarantee = 75 hrs. – 2 hours deducted for the trade of lesser value)
Actual flying = 65 hours (70-2-3)
96% of 68 hours = 65.28 hours [adjusted bidline of 70-2)(.96)]
Since 73 hours is the greatest, this is what you will be paid.
* If both Flight Attendants involved in a trade hold bidlines originally projected under guarantee, the guarantee will not be adjusted downward.
Example: You are awarded a 65-hour line. You trade a trip with another Flight Attendant worth 2 less hours than your originally scheduled trip. However, the bidline projection of the Flight Attendant you traded with was also below guarantee at 55 hours. You are not assigned to any new flying during the month, you do not drop any more flying and no flying cancels. You will be paid the greater of:
75 hours (minimum guarantee-not adjusted in this case)
Actual flying = 63 hours (65-2)
96 % of 63 hours = 60.48 [(65-2)(.96)]
Since 75 hours is the greatest, this is what you will be paid.