TDY & JIRA
Hotels & Ground Transportation
Booking Guidelines
Processing Request
Merlot
100

Flight Attendants have this many calendar days after final bid publish to submit a VBD/TDY JIRA.

What is 5 calendar days?

100

Ground transportation should always begin by checking for this hotel amenity.

 What is a hotel shuttle?

100

When booking flights, this airline should always be considered first.

What is Allegiant (G4)?

100

The first priority when reviewing the spreadsheet is these arrivals

What are urgent arrivals?

100

Before selecting alternative flights, Merlot must be consulted to verify this requirement

What is that the flight is legal and compliant with the pairing?

200

This type of TDY assignment is identified during the bidding process.

What is a Planned TDY

200

Hotels for crew members must have at least this rating.

What is a 3-star rating on Hotels.com?

200

Ground transportation should be prioritized in this order.

What are shuttle, Uber/Lyft, rental car, then Larry's Limo?


200

This system is used to verify placeholders and pairing details.

What is Merlot?

200

Before approving a travel request, you must use Merlot to verify this exists. Answer

What is the placeholder?

300

This type of TDY assignment occurs after bids are awarded to protect operational integrity

What is an Unplanned TDY Assignment?

300

Rooms should not be located on this level. 

What is the ground floor?

300

Hotels must be at least this rating according to Hotels.com.

 What is a 3-star hotel?

300

If no crew has been assigned, this color is used in the spreadsheet.

What is yellow?

300

When reviewing flights, Merlot is used to determine whether a flight is _____. 

What is legal?

400

If a Flight Attendant chooses the Hotel Option, a JIRA must be submitted within this timeframe

What is 5 calendar days after the final bid is published?

400

For stays longer than two days, rooms should include these amenities

What are a refrigerator and microwave?

400

The acronym "DH" stands for this travel status.

What is Deadhead?

400

Before booking transportation, determine this hotel feature first.

What is whether the hotel provides a shuttle? [11. MDP | PDF]

400

If crew members have already been assigned, Merlot helps verify this information before updating the spreadsheet.

What are placeholders and pairing details?

500

Car Election requests must be submitted no later than this many calendar days after bids are final.

What is 10 calendar days?

500

If ride-share service is unavailable, these transportation options may be needed

What are a rental car or Larry's Limo?

500

Pilot hotel rooms should avoid these two high-traffic locations

 What are elevators and ice machines?

500

When a crew member is assigned, this information must be added to the spreadsheet.

 What are the crew names?

500

When checking pairing details, these two items should always be verified in Merlot

What are placeholders and pairing details?