Duty Limitations for Flight Attendants

Duty Limitations for Flight Attendants

Learning Objectives

Identify duty limitations for flight attendants. Understand crew rest requirements and rescheduling conditions. Recognize monthly trip and leg limits. Describe notification procedures for flight status. Explain duty day continuation, domicile breaks, and minimum rest periods.

What do you already know about duty limitations for flight attendants?

Original Pairing Limitations

Maximum of seven legs in 24 hours, up to eight if rescheduled. Crew rest requirements of 11 or 11.5 hours. Weekly cap set at 28 legs.

Seven-Day Leg Limit

Flight attendants subject to duty limitations of maximum seven legs in 24 hours. Weekly cap set at 28 legs.

Monthly Trip and Leg Limits

Monthly limits are the lesser of 130 trips for pay or 90 legs. Voluntary exceedance permitted.

Notification of Flight Status

Flight status notifications must be electronic for the current day. Compensation for notification failures.

Duty Day Continuation and Domicile Break

Duty day continues until release by Crew Scheduling. 48-hour rest period mandated every seven days.

Minimum Rest Period

Mandated period of rest flight attendants must receive between duties.

Definition List

Leg: A flight segment from one airport to another. Crew Rest: Mandated rest period for flight attendants. Deadhead: On-duty but not serving passengers. TFP (Trips for Pay): Unit of measure for flight attendant pay. Domicile: Airport or city where a flight attendant is based. Reschedule: Assignment of flight attendants to different flights or duties.

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