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Contract 101
Article 8 – Crew Rest
Crew Rest (or RON) is your overnight. We have contractual and FAR rest protections. Both are calculated the same way.
Scheduled Crew Rest: A duty day will run continuously unless broken by a rest period that is originally scheduled for at least 11 hours (end of debrief to report).
Contractually Illegal Crew Rest: Less than 11 hours rest (end of debrief to report)
FAR Illegal Crew Rest: Less than 10 hours rest (end of debrief to report)
NOTE: You CAN NOT work a flight with FAR Illegal Crew Rest. Crew Scheduling will adjust your trip if you fall below 10 hours of rest. DHing is allowed.
“Those calculations are really confusing! How do I read my trip sheet and know if I have legal or illegal crew rest?”
It really sounds more confusing than it is! There are two numbers on your trip sheet, but you can hard focus on the RON hours.
This number is calculated from block to block and is no longer relevant when calculating our rest. You can ignore this number.
These numbers are calculated from release (end of debrief) to report. If this shows less than 10 hours, you are FAR illegal and cannot work the next day without an adjustment to your schedule. This FAR mandated 10 hours of rest is not reducible by Crew Scheduling or the Flight Attendant.
“If my flight runs late and reduces my Crew Rest below 10 hours, do I still have to fly it, or will my rest be adjusted?”
With the FAR mandated 10-Hour Rest Rule (effective July 1, 2022), all Flight Attendants are required to receive a minimum of 10 hours rest (end of debrief to report) on overnights and in domicile. If your overnight is less than 10 hours, Crew Scheduling must make an adjustment to keep you FAR legal. Because the intent of the 10-Hour Rest Rule is to mitigate Flight Attendant fatigue and increase Crew and Passenger safety, there is no option to reduce our rest for premium pay.
“Do these Crew Rest protections apply to both Lineholder and Reserve Flight Attendants?”
Yes! Both Lineholder and Reserve Flight Attendants must receive the FAR required 10 hours of minimum rest when on an overnight or domicile break.
“While on an overnight, do I have to answer the phone if Crew Scheduling calls?”
NO! You are not required to keep Crew Scheduling aware of your whereabouts during your off-duty periods. This is true whether you are a Lineholder or Reserve. If Crew Scheduling calls you in the airport or jetway (this includes a message from Ops or a Pilot), you are required to answer or return their call. (Article 8.3.C)
NOTE: The 10-Hour Rest Letter of Agreement (LOA) was fully incorporated into Contract 2024 language.
REMEMBER: You are not required to answer your cell phone, the hotel phone, a knock on your door or an owl on your windowsill while on an overnight. It is also not your responsibility to notify your other Crew Members of a reschedule while on an overnight.
IMPORTANT
With the 10-Hour Rest Rule LOA and Contract 2024, all crew rest is calculated from the end of debrief to report.