Hello,
Basically, a commuter clause if it's included in your contract allows you to miss your report time. Most places the policy is to allow yourself two back-ups to your planned commuting flights. So, if you are bumped you have a couple of back-ups that would get you there on-time. Also, you can pick-up a trip part way into the pairing by commuting to a city that the trip has overnighted. I hope that I explained that somewhat clearly. Where I am currently employed we have no commuter clause, but if mainline picks one up, we can piggyback on that portion of the contract.
Regards,
Ex-Navy Rotorhead
Basically, a commuter clause if it's included in your contract allows you to miss your report time. Most places the policy is to allow yourself two back-ups to your planned commuting flights. So, if you are bumped you have a couple of back-ups that would get you there on-time. Also, you can pick-up a trip part way into the pairing by commuting to a city that the trip has overnighted. I hope that I explained that somewhat clearly. Where I am currently employed we have no commuter clause, but if mainline picks one up, we can piggyback on that portion of the contract.
Regards,
Ex-Navy Rotorhead