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Fast Fact Friday
Last Day Late Premium (LDLP)
Friday, March 14, 2025
Q1: “What is the Last Day Late Premium?”
Last Day Late Premium (LDLP) is an additional 0.5x for flights flown after the Lineholder’s original arrival time into domicile which were not part of the original pairing. This premium is paid above all RIGs, VJA and JA, but will not be paid when the extended duty day premiums are paid from Article 8.2.C.1 and 8.2.C.3 & 4.
KEEP IN MIND: LDLP is associated with Lineholder pairings only.
Q2: “How will this LDLP appear on my Payroll Report?”
The designated pay buckets for LDLP are “LD” and “LDA” (for A position pairings). These pay buckets will include the TFP associated with the flights that were flown after the original arrival time. The legs associated with “LD” and “LDA” are subtracted from the “REG”/”RGA” bucket and then placed in a designated pay bucket (“LD”/”LDA”) in order to be paid at a rate of 1.5x. Let’s look at an example!
Example: This Flight Attendant checked in to work a straight-time pairing paying 21.1 TFP. Crew Scheduling rescheduled them, resulting in LDLP being applicable for their last leg paying 2.3 TFP. In order to pay straight-time for the majority of the pairing and 1.5x for the remainder, we must place the compensation for this pairing in two separate buckets. 21.1 TFP (straight-time pay) – 2.3 TFP (LDLP) = 18.8 TFP.
Complete Pairing Pay Bucket Breakdown:
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18.8 TFP for the straight-time TFP paid at a rate of 1x (“REG”/”RGA”)
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2.3 TFP for LDLP is paid at a rate of 1.5x (“LD”/”LDA”)
Pairing TFP Calculation:
18.8 TFP (straight-time) + 3.45 TFP (2.3 TFP x 1.5 = 3.45 TFP) = 22.25 TFP
NOTE: This Flight Attendant was rescheduled and ended up working less than originally scheduled. Because of this, Inflight Payroll Audit applied a forced credit (“F”) because of the pairing pay guarantee of 21.1 TFP. This pairing pay guarantee does not affect the application of our LDLP.
Q3: “Because there is a ‘LD’ and ‘LDA’ bucket, does that mean I’ll be paid ‘A’ pay for LDLP?”
Yep! If you are flying the “A” position on a pairing where LDLP (or LRO) is applied, you will be paid the additional $4 per TFP per Article 21.4.
Q4: “How would LDLP be applied to my VJA pairing, and which payroll buckets would I look at to find the TFP?”
Because LDLP is paid above the VJA premium, we’re going to be looking in multiple buckets for your compensation. Why? Because we need to account for the straight-time leg credit pay + VJA premium (+ 0.5x leg credits) + 0.5x LDLP. This means you’ll find the leg credit TFP in the “OT” or “AOT” bucket paying at a rate of 1.5x… minus the LDLP TFP. The TFP associated with the LDLP will be housed in the “LDD”/”LDDA” buckets paying at a rate of 2x. This allows those legs to pay at both the VJA premium (1.5x) AND the Last Day Late Premium (0.5x)!
Q5: “I was on a straight time trip and rescheduled to work more AND I flew flights that arrived after my original pairing. What will my Payroll look like? Will I just get double time for those additional flights?!”
No. Any TFP where reschedule premium applies will be paid in the “OT”/”AOT” pay bucket (paid at a rate of 1.5x). Any TFP where the LDLP applies will be paid in the “LD”/”LDA” pay bucket. Reschedule premium is associated with TFP flown above the original pairing pay. LDLP will be subtracted from the original pairing pay found in the “REG”/”RGA” pay bucket and be paid in the “LD”/”LDA” pay bucket at 1.5x.
UGH! That’s so much math! Let’s break it down!
Example: A Lineholder’s original pairing paid 19.50 TFP. During their trip, Crew Scheduling called with a reschedule which resulted in more flying, making their revised pairing pay 22.90 TFP (with 1.4 TFP of overfly). The reschedule premium (Article 9.3.E.1) would be applied to the additional 2.0 TFP flown from the rescheduled assignment (21.50 TFP – 19.50 TFP = 2.0 TFP). This reschedule also resulted in flights being flown past their originally scheduled completion time in domicile, thus activating the LDLP for 4.1 TFP. Because we have MULTIPLE pay components in this example (straight-time pay, reschedule premium, and LDLP), we’ll find the TFP in three separate buckets.
Complete Pairing Pay Bucket Breakdown:
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22.90 TFP – 2.0 TFP – 4.1 TFP = 16.80 TFP of straight-time is paid at a rate of 1x (“REG”)
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2.0 TFP for the reschedule premium is paid at a rate of 1.5x (“OT”)
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4.1 TFP for LDLP is paid at a rate of 1.5x (“LD”)
Pairing TFP Calculation:
16.80 TFP (straight-time)
+ 3.0 TFP (2 TFP x 1.5 = 3 TFP reschedule premium)
+ 6.15 TFP (4.1 TFP x 1.5 = 6.15 TFP LDLP)
= 25.95 TFP
YIKES! That’s a lot to process! Can we do one more example???”
Example 2: A Lineholder’s original pairing paid 19.50 TFP. During their trip, Crew Scheduling called with a reschedule which resulted in more flying, making their revised pairing pay 21.90 TFP (with 0.1 TFP of overfly). The reschedule premium (Article 9.3.E.1) would be applied to the additional 2.3 TFP flown from the rescheduled assignment (21.80 TFP – 19.50 TFP = 2.3 TFP). This reschedule also resulted in flights being flown past their originally scheduled completion time in domicile, thus activating the LDLP for 3.2 TFP. Because we have MULTIPLE pay components in this example (straight-time pay, rescheduled premium, and LDLP) all in “A” position, we’ll find the TFP in three separate “A” position buckets.
Complete Pairing Pay Bucket Breakdown:
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21.9 TFP – 2.3 TFP – 3.2 TFP = 16.40 TFP of straight-time is paid at a rate of 1x (“RGA”)
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2.3 TFP for the reschedule premium is paid at a rate of 1.5x (“AOT”)
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3.2 TFP for LDLP is paid at a rate of 1.5x (“LDA”)
Pairing TFP Calculation:
16.40 TFP (straight-time)
+ 3.45 TFP (2.3 TFP x 1.5 = 3.45 TFP reschedule premium)
+ 4.8 TFP (3.2 TFP x 1.5 = 4.8 TFP LDLP)
= 24.65 TFP
NOTE: This Flight Attendant was flying the “A” position on this pairing. Each of their compensation pieces will be placed in the applicable “A” buckets on their Payroll Report and result in the senior pay rate (Article 21.3) being applied to this TFP.
Q6: “What is the difference between LDLP and LRO?”
Last Day Late Pay (LDLP) is paid when you are rescheduled to arrive later than your originally scheduled arrival back into your domicile. The legs worked after your originally scheduled arrival (which were not part of your original pairing) are paid an additional 0.5x premium. Late Return Override (LRO) is a flat 1.0 TFP (paid above RIGs and premiums) when your original flight back to domicile is delayed in excess of 120 minutes (i.e. 2:01+ hours late). Here is how LRO appears on your Payroll report:
With LRO, you’ll also notice a checkbox on your pairing screen. This means anytime you see this box checked off, you have worked a pairing where LRO is being applied, and you’ll find an additional 1 TFP of LRO pay in the “LRO”/”LROA” bucket.
IMPORTANT NOTE: LDLP and LRO are associated with Lineholder pairings only.
For additional information about LDLP and LRO, please refer to IIOTG 03-06-25. Our TWU Local 556 Education Committee will be working with our RAC Team to create more helpful resources with examples of LDLP and other premium breakdowns… COMING SOON.