ARTICLE 4 - EXPENSES
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ARTICLE 4 - EXPENSES

A. EXPENSES

1. Flight Assignment. Flight Attendants on duty or when away from their base station on regular assignment shall be reimbursed for meals and incidentals at the rate of:

$1.50 per hour;

prorated to the nearest minute, from the reporting time as set forth in Article 7.L., through the debriefing period following the trip that returns the Flight Attendant to his/her home base station. Flight Attendants must fly (including deadheading) to be covered under the provisions of this paragraph.

2. Special Assignment/Temporary Vacancies/Self-Designated Training

a. Special Assignment/Temporary Vacancies. Flight Attendants on special assignment or when filling temporary vacancies away from home base station, where meals and incidentals are not provided, shall be reimbursed for such meals and incidentals in accordance with the applicable Company expense regulation.

b. Self-Designated Training (Voluntary). "Self-designated training" is defined as training that does not affect a Flight Attendant's qualification(s) and training that the Company is not obligated to provide, nor a Flight Attendant obligated to attend, e.g., galley proficiency training. Flight Attendants attending self-designated training may be provided training pay, as set forth in Article 3.H. of this Agreement; however, such Flight Attendants shall not be eligible for expenses or meals/stipends as provided in this Article.

3. Training Away From Base Station

a. Annual FAA Required Emergency Procedure Training Program (EPT) Away From Base (Classroom and/or Drills). A Flight Attendant who is scheduled to attend EPT (Classroom and/or Drills) away from his/her base station, excluding New Hire and Leave of Absence (LOA) Training, shall be paid expenses in accordance with the provisions of 1. above, prorated to the nearest minute, from the scheduled departure at his/her base station through the actual arrival time of the trip that returns the Flight Attendant to his/her base station. Meals and incidentals will not be provided in addition to the expenses outlined in 1. above.

b. Qualification/Re-Qualification Training (Non-EPT) Training Away From Base. A Flight Attendant who attends a qualification or re-qualification training program (non-EPT), excluding New Hire, LOA or Self-Designated Training, away from his/her base station shall receive a lump sum stipend of eleven dollars ($11) per day for each day(s) of training and travel day(s) associated with such training in addition to training pay, as provided in accordance with Article 3.H. of this Agreement. In addition, meals, as applicable, shall be provided by the Company at the Training Center.

c. Exclusion. A Flight Attendant who voluntarily elects to attend training away from base, as provided in paragraphs 3.a. and 3.b. above, at a location other than the location originally scheduled for such training shall not be entitled to receive expenses, meals, and/or stipends as provided in this paragraph 3.

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4. Training At Base Station

a. Annual FAA Required Emergency Procedure Training Program (EPT) at Base Station (Classroom and/or Drills). A Flight Attendant who is scheduled to attend EPT (Classroom and/or Drills) at his/her base station for the purpose of re-qualification shall not be eligible for expenses under the provisions of 1. above.

b. DFW/IDF Based Flight Attendants Qualification/Re-Qualification Training at the Training Center (non-EPT). A DFW/IDF based Flight Attendant who attends a qualification or re-qualification training program (non-EPT) at the Training Center shall not be eligible for expenses under the provisions of 1. above. However, in addition to training pay as provided in accordance with Article 3.H. of this Agreement, such Flight Attendant, excluding a Flight Attendant attending New Hire or LOA Training, shall be entitled to the following:

(1) Lump Sum Stipend/Overnight Required. A lump sum stipend of eleven dollars ($11) per day for each day of such non-EPT training if the Company requires, as part of the training, that all such DFW/IDF based Flight Attendants overnight locally, away from his/her home during such training. In addition, meals, as applicable, shall be provided by the Company at the Training Center if such overnight lodging is required by the Company. For purposes of this provision, a DFW/IDF Flight Attendant who resides in another city shall not be compensated for any overnight(s) other than those required by the Company for all other DFW/IDF based Flight Attendants who are attending the same training.

(2) Meals - DFW/IDF. A lunch shall be provided by the Company for DFW/IDF based Flight Attendants who attend such non-EPT training at the Training Center if such training does not require an overnight and is scheduled for five (5) hours or more. The Company may, at its option, and on a case by case basis depending on the training program, provide additional meal(s) to DFW/IDF based Flight Attendants.

5. Training on Vacation or LOA. Flight Attendants who attend a training program, as provided in paragraphs 3. and 4. above, while on vacation or LOA who would otherwise be eligible for expenses and/or stipends if not on vacation or LOA, shall receive payment for such expenses and/or stipends in accordance with this Article, after the vacation period has ended or upon return to paid status following the LOA.

B. OTHER EXPENSES

Expenses, other than meal and incidental expenses, incurred while on flight duty or on special assignments shall be payable in accordance with applicable Company expense regulations, which shall be not less than allowances in effect at the time of the signing of this Agreement.

C. TAXI

A Flight Attendant shall be reimbursed for reasonable, actual taxi fare when authorized to use taxi transportation between his/her home and the airport because of short notice of a flight assignment.

D. GROUND TRANSPORTATION

At points other than a Flight Attendant's home base station, where ground transportation is not made available by the Company, Flight Attendants shall be allowed actual necessary expenses incurred for transportation between the airport and the hotel of regular lodging.
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