SECTION 24 - MOVING EXPENSES

A. The Company shall provide a paid move under the following circumstances:

1. Original vacancies upon opening of a new domicile or new vacancies created within the first twelve (12) months after domicile opening.

2. Domicile closure.

3. Displacements from domiciles.

4. A Flight Attendant recalled to a domicile other than the one she/he was furloughed from shall receive a paid move from the domicile she/he was furloughed from, or her/his place of residence, whichever is least expensive.

5. If a Flight Attendant on a leave of absence would have otherwise been entitled to a paid move, she/he will be entitled to such a paid move upon return to active status.

B. The Company shall pay the following moving expenses:

1. Packing and moving of all household goods up to fourteen thousand (14,000) pounds.

2. Storage reimbursement up to thirty (30) days.

3. Insurance up to $3.50 per pound.

4. Up to two (2) employee or spouse owned vehicles at twenty-five cents (25¢) per mile using the most direct AAA mileage between domiciles.

    1. Actual, reasonable, and customary expenses for lodging and telephone calls necessary for moving the Flight Attendant and her/his dependents. Meal expenses will be reimbursed according to the following:

Flight Attendant and spouse: up to $25.00 daily per person;

Dependent children: up to $10.00 daily per child.

Actual receipts for meal, lodging, and telephone expenses must be retained and submitted to the Company for reimbursement. En route expenses will be determined at travel day(s) of four hundred (400) miles per day.

6. A Flight Attendant who elects to move herself/himself shall be reimbursed for actual moving expenses such as truck rental, gas, oil, drop-off, and other Company-approved expenses.

a. The actual expense cannot exceed the total estimated cost of a Company-coordinated move.

b. If the actual move by the Flight Attendant is less than the lowest estimate for a Company-coordinated move, one-half of the difference will be paid to the Flight Attendant.

7. In the event a Flight Attendant must break her/his lease as a result of a paid move per this Section, the Company shall reimburse the Flight Attendant for up to one (1) month’s rent and her/his security deposit, but only to the extent the rent and/or security deposit would be forfeited due to the Flight Attendant having to break the lease. Appropriate documentation supporting the lost rent/security deposit must be submitted to the Company in order for the Flight Attendant to receive reimbursement.

C. A Flight Attendant who is entitled to a Company-paid move shall be provided three (3) calendar days to move, and will receive pay and credit of four (4) hours per day or trips missed, whichever is greater. If operational requirements allow, the Flight Attendant will be permitted to take two (2) additional unpaid days off.

D. GENERAL

1. A Flight Attendant will not be entitled to a Company-paid move unless she/he actually moves to a residence within a one hundred fifty (150) mile radius of the new domicile location.

2. A Flight Attendant whose residence is already located within a one hundred fifty (150) mile radius of the new domicile shall not be entitled to moving expenses. Extenuating circumstances may warrant deviations from this policy at the Company’s sole discretion on a non precedent setting, case by case basis.

3. A Flight Attendant must notify the Company in advance of a move, receive prior Company approval, and follow the specified procedures per Company policy in order to be reimbursed.

4. Reimbursement shall be limited to the cost of moving from the Flight Attendant’s actual residence or domicile location, whichever is closer, to the new domicile location.

5. The Company’s obligation to provide a paid move to the new domicile will terminate if not used within eighteen (18) months of the change in domicile locations. The date of the move will be the date the mover loads the household effects where the move originates.

6. A Flight Attendant will be limited to one (1) Company-paid move in any twelve (12) month period unless the Flight Attendant is displaced or the move is to a newly opened domicile.

7. A Flight Attendant will be given passes in accordance with the Corporate Relocation policy.

E. A Flight Attendant shall be reimbursed actual expenses pursuant to Paragraph B. 5. above for two (2) house finding trips of two (2) days each.

 

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