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  • The contract says

    The excerpt below is the cited section, but Art. 26.A.2 names a numbered sub-section that is not separately labelled here. Read the whole section.

    A. HOTELS AND TRANSPORTATION

    1. IFCs will be provided a single occupancy hotel room during Layovers while on a Pairing and any training away from Base.

    2. Upon request, an IFC will be provided with a single occupancy hotel room for an unscheduled overnight in Base that is followed by a Duty Period.

    3. IFCs will not be accommodated at “The Lodge” during any planned Layover, but may be at any other time a hotel room is required.

    4. IFCs will be provided a hotel room upon request for any sit (Block-to-Block) greater than or equal to five (5) hours whether scheduled or unscheduled. Hotel rooms are not required during periods of rolling delays in which sit time cannot be adequately forecasted.

    5. If a scheduled hotel shuttle or other transportation is not at the curb when the IFC/Crew arrives, she/he must call the provider for a status update. If the scheduled transportation provider does not arrive after waiting twenty (20) minutes at the curb, IFCs may take alternate transportation (such as a taxi or rideshare). If the hotel or scheduled transportation company does not pay for the alternate transportation, IFCs must submit for reimbursement according to Company policy and will be reimbursed for transportation expenses incurred from the airport to the hotel.

    6. For Layovers greater than 16:59 hours (“long stay”) (scheduled Release to Report), lodging will be prov

    Article 26.A — Expenses · page 126

    Exact text for Art. 26.A.4 is not in the searchable data — open this article in your member portal before relying on it.

    What this means

    If you can't or don't want to

    You are not required to book and pay for a room yourself. The Agreement puts the room on the Company once you request it, and your rest protections apply whether or not a room appears. Contact Crew Services and your Union representative, note the time you made contact, and let the rest provisions do the work. Booking and expensing a room is an option available to you, not something you have to do.

    Here's the rule

    Yes — a room on request, in Base or down the line.

    A single occupancy room

    This one trips people up

    Being held in Base does not remove your rest protections. Minimum rest still has to be met before your next Duty Period.

    What to do

    1. 1Ask Crew Services for the room, and note the time you asked.
    2. 2In Base: it applies to an unscheduled overnight that is followed by a Duty Period.
    3. 3Anywhere: it applies to a sit, block to block, of five hours or more.
    4. 4Your rest protections apply either way — minimum rest still has to be met.

    Terms in this answer

    This is a suggestion based on the contract language above. It is not legal advice and does not replace your Union representative. Where this and the Agreement disagree, the Agreement governs.

    How to claim this

    The Agreement establishes what you are entitled to, but does not describe the Company's procedure for it. For the current steps, contact Crew Services or your Union representative. Do this before the deadline above, if one applies.

    Art. 26.A.2, Art. 26.A.4