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Reciprocal Cabin Seat Agreement Individual Carrier Guidelines

The information below on reciprocal agreement information and guidelines will be posted to theHub and Compass today, July 25, 2007. Immediately following the posting on theHub and Compass a "Must Read" and CBS message was be sent informing Flight Attendants of the new reciprocal cabin seat agreements and guidelines. Please read this information carefully and know these guidelines when traveling on these carriers.

Links to each carrier's guidelines are provided below.

Thank you,

Mike Flores, President
The US Airways Master Executive Council
AFA-CWA

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Reciprocal Cabin Seat Agreements

Reciprocal Cabin Seat agreements provide active US Airways flight attendants and flight attendants at participating carriers access to empty passenger seats on a space-available basis. Current participants are:

• Delta Air Lines
• Southwest

Note: US Airways Express carriers or other regional carriers (e.g. Delta Connection) or code share partners are excluded from this agreement unless they have their own agreements in place.

General Guidelines
Outlined below are general guidelines for the US Airways' flight attendant reciprocal cabin seat program. Please note that specific requirements and procedures vary by individual carrier. See the individual carrier information for complete details on that carrier's requirements and procedures.

Eligibility
All current and active US Airways flight attendants are eligible. Flight attendants who are on leaves of absence, furlough or who are retired are not eligible. Family members of flight attendants are not eligible.

Listing Procedures, Boarding Priority and Charges
See the individual carrier's information - located via the link below for details on the listing procedures specific to that carrier. For carriers that don't provide this information, please check in at a ticket counter or with a gate agent.

There is no charge, but you may be required to pay applicable taxes or fees depending on the destination.

General Check-in Policy
You must ask a ticket or gate agent to be placed on the standby list for the cabin jumpseat.

You must check in at the airport ticket counter or departure gate a minimum of thirty (30) minutes before scheduled departure of a domestic flight and seventy-five (75) minutes before departure of an international flight. You will also be required to check in again at each stopover or connecting city.

Priority will be given to the operating carrier's own employees and NRSA passengers (retirees, companion pass holders, ID90, etc.). Seats will then be awarded to reciprocal cabin seat passengers on a first come, first served basis.

Destinations
See the chart below for specific information on the applicable routes of each carrier.

Dress Code
See the individual carrier's information - located on the airline specific information page. For carriers that don't provide this information, US Airways' jumpseat dress code is in effect:

US Airways Dress Code
Wearing a uniform is permitted; however, it's discouraged due to the possible customer perception that you are a working crewmember. If wearing a uniform, it must be in full compliance with established uniform guidelines. If not wearing a uniform, dress code for jumpseat travel is the same as US Airways First Class/Envoy Class non-revenue travel.

Cabin Jumpseat Travel
US Airways flight attendants traveling under the Reciprocal Cabin Seat agreement may have access to the cabin jumpseat on certain carriers in cases where all passenger seats are occupied. See the chart below for a list of these carriers. When traveling on the cabin jumpseat, be sure to introduce yourself to the Captain and crew.

Note: Flight attendants from other carriers are restricted to passenger seats only on US Airways-operated flights.

DL Guidelines - http://www.afausairways.org/jumpseat/DLflowback.pdf

SWA Guidelines - http://www.afausairways.org/jumpseat/SWAGuidelines.pdf


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