(This applies to AC Mainline only)
Please click here to see the Company’s January 2025 block month planned duties chart that outlines routes and their planned long-range extension (i.e. B14, L18, L22A/L22B) including any routes that have been augmented to a higher extension from December 15, 2024 to January 8, 2025 inclusive (**Holiday Augments). (n.b. these charts can be found in Aeronet (In-Flight Service/Crew Scheduling & Planning/Bidding Tools & Information/Duty Summary). Our bulletin published last month can be viewed by clicking HERE.
What does “augmenting” mean?
There are times when Air Canada may change the designation of a route to a higher designation. This may be seen during holiday periods in December and January (known as “Holiday Augments”). For example, a route that is normally designated as B14, may be changed to L18, L18 to L22A, or L22A to L22B. This process is known as “augmenting”.
When a route is augmented, the rules of that higher designation apply i.e. longer onboard crew rest, longer crew rest after returning to home base, longer duty period limitations, and in some cases additional crew members. Once a decision has been made to augment a route, LOU 22 prevents Air Canada from reversing its decision or performing a further augment if Cabin Personnel have already been scheduled to operate the route. Air Canada must publish all routes which have been augmented when PBS bidding opens so that crew members are aware and can bid accordingly.
The routes designated as B14, LOU18, LOU22A, or LOU22B for Dec 2024 are as follows:
| B14 | YVR-ICN-YVR (789) | – | – |
| LOU 18 | YVR-PVG-YVR (789) | YYZ-NRT-YYZ (77P) | YUL-NRT-YUL (77P) |
| YVR-PEK-YVR (789) | |||
| LOU 22A | YVR-AKL-YVR (789) | YYZ-DXB-YYZ (789) | – |
| YVR-BNE-YVR (789) | YYZ-HND-YYZ (773) | – | |
| YVR-HKG-YVR (788/789) | YYZ-ICN-YYZ (788/789) | – | |
| LOU 22B | YVR-BKK-YVR (789) | YYZ-BOM (789) | YUL-DEL-YUL (789) |
| YVR-DXB-YVR (789) | YYZ-DEL-YYZ (772) | – | |
| YVR-SIN-YVR (789) | – | – | |
| YVR-SYD-YVR (789/772) | – | – |
The routes that have been augmented to a higher long-range extension (“Holiday Augments”) from December 15, 2024 to January 8, 2025 inclusive, are:
| LOU 22A | – | YYZ-NRT-YYZ (77P) | YUL-NRT-YUL (77P) |
| LOU 22B | YVR-AKL-YVR (789) | YYZ-DXB-YYZ (789) | – |
| YVR-BNE-YVR (789) | YYZ-ICN-YYZ (788/789) | – |
Onboard rest times are as follows:
| B14: | flight times of 11:30 and greater | 2:00 hours |
| LOU18: | duty day up to 14:59 duty day 15:00 and greater |
2:30 hours minimum 4:00 hours |
| LOU22A: | duty day up to 17:10 duty day 17:11 and greater |
4:00 hours 4:30 hours |
| LOU22B: | duty day up to 18:45 duty day 18:46 and greater |
5:00 hours 5:30 hours |
Please note:
- Once bidding is closed, the Company cannot for any reason change the designated Article/LOU.
- The designation of a pairing (B14, L18, L22A, L22B) shall be based on the duration of the longest leg within that pairing. (L60.04.05 of the collective agreement)
- All the conditions/rules (such as onboard rest, duty day limitations, crew complement, layover rest period etc.) of the designated Article/LOU apply to the entire pairing.
- There are two possible onboard rest periods for LOU18, LOU22A, and LOU 22B flights as seen above. The duty day for each flight will determine the onboard rest period.
- Meal breaks are to be taken separately from the on-board crew rest.
- The service specifications may need to be modified for crew to obtain their full contractual rest times. If service modifications are required, the SD should submit an eOBR. **Please share the eOBR with your local union office. If there is a manager onboard, report this service modification to them. If you are told anything different in respect to contractual crew rest by an Air Canada manager, please share this information with your local union.
- Members are encouraged to verify the designated article or LOU each month.
We have also included the link to the previously published long-range flying chart for quick reference. (CLICK HERE)
In Solidarity,
Your Component Grievance Committee