Crews Trapped in Europe:

[100/hour/5y]

For the crews trapped in Europe what is your Airline’s management doing?

At CAL: Free phone calls, free hotel Laundry “after expense report” and a so called free dinner on top of the $48dollars a day in Per Diem…

Only 15 Euros for dinner… Management wants the Captain to buy and then take a written roll and then submit an expense report when he gets home with receipts and the roll call.

Dinner in Oslo and the UK run $40-60 on the low end!

 

[Mike man]

Is there a requirement that they provide anything if you get stuck in Europe?

You seem to be upset and a little surprised that they are not doing more...do you not work for the airlines?

 

[Cobraair75drvr]

More importantly are they going to give the crews time off for the liver transplant

 

[100/hour/5y]

UAL crews each get $40 + per diem a day??

 

[acbarney]

Cal just upped it to 22 Euro a day extra per diem. Captain no longer pays for everyone. 4:30 flight pay per day or value of missed trips whichever is greater.
I'm getting tired of Copenhagen, but the Hotel is very nice.

 

[Ticker]

More importantly are they going to give the crews time off for the liver transplant

:beer:

 

[Whataburger]

This must be the General's dream come true. A 250 hr layover "across the pond."

 

[mamba20]

For the crews trapped in Europe what is your Airline’s management doing?

At CAL: Free phone calls, free hotel Laundry “after expense report” and a so called free dinner on top of the $48dollars a day in Per Diem…

Only 15 Euros for dinner… Management wants the Captain to buy and then take a written roll and then submit an expense report when he gets home with receipts and the roll call.

Dinner in Oslo and the UK run $40-60 on the low end!

Where the heck do you go to eat? I can easily get out of the UK for $25 and thats having a great meal and a couple of beers.

 

[Mike man]

...UK run $40-60...

double bangers and mash?

 

[ultrarunner]

You're on per diem, right? WTF.

Suck it up and enjoy!

If you wanted a 100 percent expense account, you'd have found another line of work!

 

[OO pilot]

I always thought it would be pretty cool actually to be "stuck" in Europe for a week. Good time to explore.
The same goes for the European crews hanging out in Cali or New-York...not too bad!

 

[100/hour/5y]

Suck it up... Right... Last year the differants between the goverment daily per diem rate and what CAL paid me in per diem was $11,065.... Yep 11K

Avg goverment per diem rate overseas $120 a day, CAL pays $48...

 

[Mike man]

Suck it up... Right... Last year the differants between the goverment daily per diem rate and what CAL paid me in per diem was $11,065.... Yep 11K

Avg goverment per diem rate overseas $120 a day, CAL pays $48...

You do know you can deduct that right? Not that it is the same...but you would get some back.

I would be happy to recommend a tax guy who can help you with that matter.

I think it would take a revolt of all airline employees to help us all with this matter...I wonder if the Euro crews in the US get the full M&IE rate as published by their governments? And what the Euro airlines are doing for their crews.