Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Dear Fellow Flight Attendants,

Several important deadlines will be coming up over the next two weeks. First, Open Enrollment will close on Friday, November 22, at 7:59 p.m. HST. Second, annual vacation bidding will close on Saturday, November 30. This update includes helpful reminders about both of these important annual events.

PBS Awards

On Monday, the company ran into coverage problems with December’s preliminary PBS award. Crew Planning requested and received 24-hour extension to resolve the issue. Mahalo Crew Planning team and the PBS Committee for all of their hard work on the most challenging award of the year and for still managing to get the final awards out on time!

Should you have any questions about any AFA matters, please feel free to email me or call me at (808)399-3686 or email Kela Chong or call him at (808)319-8002.

In Solidarity,

Martin Gusman

Honolulu Council 43 LECP

The deadline to make changes to your benefits and Inner Circle designations is Friday, November 22, at 7:59 p.m. HST. You may visit ha.benefitsnow.com or call 855-694-2236 to modify your benefits. If you don’t make any changes this year, your current selections will carry over into the new year, except for Flexible Spending Accounts. Flexible Spending Accounts must be renewed each year.



Annual vacation bidding for 2025 will end on Saturday, November 30. We are currently in the fourth bid period and there are a few important things you may want to consider before bidding closes.

Vacation Carry Over

One of the many great provisions of our contract is vacation carry over (Section 18.D.2.). This provision allows you to carry over (save) one week of vacation per year up to a total of 4 to 6 weeks depending on your years of service. This is extremely helpful if you’re planning for an important event in your future (or saving for a rainy day) since it allows you to set aside a portion of your vacation each year. Your minimum vacation requirement for 2025 will be recalculated in January. If you do not exceed your minimum vacation requirement for 2025 the unused portion (one week) will be carried over into 2026!

Pop Up Trip Bank Designation

The deadline to submit your pop-up trip bank designation form is Saturday, November 30. Each day designated for pop-up trip bank will be converted into three hours (1 day = 3 hours), and may be used in 2025 as provided by Section 18.E.3.c. of the contract. Any unused pop-up trip bank hours will be paid out to you in January 2026. Please keep in mind that if you would like to carry over vacation into 2026, you should not designate ALL REMAINING DAYS (question 1) in the pop-up trip bank designation form.

Regular 2025 Vacation Requests

You may begin to submit regular vacation requests (pop-up, 7 days or more, cancellation, etc.) for the 2025 calendar year beginning at 9:01 am LDT on Sunday, December 1. The first daily vacation award for 2025 will happen on Monday, December 2.



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