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CODE	WHAT IT MEANS	ADD or REMOVAL	PAY	APFA DUES OBLIGATION
ON	On Duty Legality	Removal	Paid
AW	A trip AWARDED by ROTA on reserve days	Add	Paid
RO	A trip ASSIGNED by ROTA on reserve days	Add	Paid
VF	A trip AWARDED by ROTA on FD or GD	Add	Paid above guarantee (but no Reserve credit)
AR	A trip AWARDED by ROTD on reserve days as an aggressive award	Add	Paid (but no more than 40hrs will count towards RSVCOT)
RF	A trip ASSIGNED by ROTD on reserve days	Add	Paid
EV	An assignment traded between Reserves	Both	Paid
OD	An OR awarded trip dropped by a Reserve to another FA	Removal	Unpaid
OR	A trip picked up by a Reserve from another FA on Off Days/ An RF trip dropped by a Reserve to a FA	Both	Add: Paid above guaranee (but no Reserve credit)
OE	A trip awarded or dropped in ETB - Lineholder	Both	Add: Paid
OT	A trip awarded or dropped in TTS - Lineholder	Both	Add: Paid
TT	A trip trade - Lineholder	Both	Add: Paid
LL	A last Live Leg trade	Both	Removal: Paid, Add: No pay
15	Miscellaneous Removal by Scheduler	Removal	Unpaid
25	Miscellaneous Addition by Scheduler	Add	Paid
XI	Full sequence cancellation	Removal	Unpaid
XF	Partial sequence cancellation - flown by another crew (extra section or reinstatement)	Removal	Pay and pay protection is determined by actual flying and value of the sequence at time of award.
XP	Partial sequence cancellation - impractical to split on	Removal	Pay and pay protection is determined by actual flying and value of the sequence at time of award.
XR	Partial sequence cancellation - flown by another crew	Removal	Pay and pay protection is determined by actual flying and value of the sequence at time of award.
RR	Partial sequence cancellation - DH to catch up to remainder of sequence		Pay and pay protection is determined by actual flying and value of the sequence at time of award.
RS	Rescheduled portion of a sequence		Pay and pay protection is determined by actual flying and value of the sequence at time of award.
LS	Cancellation of month's last sequence or series of sequences	Removal	(but no credit)
SS	Seat Swap	Both	Add: Paid
TM	Missed Trip - Full sequence	Removal	Unpaid
FI	FAR Illegal or Drug Test - Mid-Sequence. Paid Sequence Value - includes Premiums	Removal	Paid
DC	Direct Conflict	Removal	Paid
SK	Sick call	Removal	Paid	yes
LP	Long term pay sick leave	Removal	Paid	yes
IS	Sick call - intermittent FMLA	Removal	If sick time - Paid	yes
CS	California State Sick Leave	Removal	Up to 24 hrs of pay time	yes
MP	Massachussets State Sick Leave	Removal	Paid	yes
LC	Late notification of sick	Removal	Depends on Sick Code
LR	Late report
PO	Flight Attendant Requested Personal Day	Removal	Unpaid
CM	Commuter missed trip	Removal	Unpaid
JD	Jury Duty	Removal	JD Pay	yes
BR	Bereavement	Removal	BR Pay
VC	Vacation - Primary round awarded days	Removal	VC Pay
VX	Vacation - Secondary round awarded/assigned days	Removal	VC Pay
TI	CQ training	Removal	Training Pay
QI	Qualifications Incomplete - CQ needed	Removal	Unpaid
QD	Documents needed - passport / visa / fingerprinting needed	Removal	Unpaid
AL	Reserve drops Aggressive Reserve Award to another FA	Removal	Unpaid (but Reserve Credit)
EB	Lineholder picks up trip from a Reserve	Add	Paid
AG	Reserves trade Like-Like aggressive Reserve awards	Both	Paid
RM	Removed no pay protection - Contractual Illegality	Removal	Unpaid
VR	Vacation - Monthly Rebid days	Removal	VC Pay
FS	FMLA - Sick Leave - Self - Consecutive	Removal	If sick time - Paid	yes
DR	Pandemic Leave - Sequence value or RSV Daily Credit	Removal		yes
LU	Long term pay sick leave (no sick time)	Removal	Unpaid	If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
US	Sick Call (no sick time)	Removal	Unpaid	If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
FG	Flex Day (FD) that a Flight Attendant has been assigned into or flown into in actual operations		Paid
13	Miscellaneous Removal - Company Exposure - Sequence Value or RSV Credit	Removal	Paid
WG	Wings	Removal	Paid
BE	Blood Exposure	Removal	Paid
DP	Displaced	Removal	Paid
IA	IOD Treat & Release. Pays from sick bank. Active and accrue SK/VC	Removal	Paid	yes
AP	APFA Union Leave	Removal	Paid
UJ	APFA Union Leave Paid for by the Company	Removal	Paid
PW	Paid Withheld from Service	Removal	Paid	yes
SA	Special Assignment	Removal	Paid
AS	Special Circumstance - Special Assignment	Removal	Paid
WP	Witness Paid	Removal	Paid	yes
PR	Probationary	Removal	Paid
AA	Appendix a Deadhead	Removal	Paid
RA	Reassignment	Removal	Paid
AU	IOD - Company Paid	Removal	Paid	yes
IC	6 Month Salary Continuous	Removal	Paid	yes
ID	Date of Injury on Duty	Removal	Paid	yes
IR	Recurring IOD - Salary Continuance (6) months. Active and accrue SK/VC	Removal	Paid	yes
M2	Medical Leave of Absence Pre-Birth Pregnancy Leave	Removal	Paid
MS	Illinois Employee Sick Leave (Kin Care) or Maternity Intermittent Sick or COVID Sick Leave	Removal	Paid	If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
OS	Organ Donation Paid Sick	Removal	Paid
S3	36 Month Salary Continuance. Active and accrue SK/VC.	Removal	Paid
TU	Injury on Duty - Cabin Odor Event. Pays from sick bank. Active and accrue SK/VC.	Removal	Paid	yes
VN	Violence/Victim Paid Sick	Removal	Paid
WI	IOD Wait - Sick bank used	Removal	Paid
CA	Care Training	Removal	Paid	yes
D8	EQ 787	Removal	Training Pay
P1	Purser Proffer	Removal
CQ	Continuing Qualification	Removal	Training Pay
TO	Training Other	Removal	Training Pay
TV	Training Travel	Removal
CV	State Leave to Care for Eligible Family Member	Removal	Paid	yes
FV	FMLA - Consecutive Covered Family Member. Vacation paid.	Removal	Paid	yes
GV	Block FMLA Vacation for Military Exigency	Removal		yes
IV	Intermittent Family Leave - Vacation Paid	Removal	Paid	yes
PV	Block Family Leave Vacation for Domestic Partner	Removal	Paid	yes
SV	California Family-School Partnership Act. Vacation Paid	Removal	Paid	yes
U7	Extra Unselected VC Due to 777 Staffing Grievance	Removal	Paid	yes
V7	Family Leave Arbitration Vacation Day	Removal	Paid	yes
VG	Intermittent Family Leave Vacation for Military Exigency	Removal		yes
VM	Block FMLA Vacation for Military Illness / Injury	Removal		yes
VP	Vacation During an Unpaid Absence	Removal	Paid
VV	Intermittent Family Leave Vacation for Military Illness / Injury	Removal		yes
WV	IOD Wait - Vacation use	Removal	Paid	yes
15	Unpaid ADJ	Removal	Unpaid
CL	Clean-up Display
FR	Furlough	Removal		Depends on circumstances
CB	Contact Base. Code will change to another code.	Removal
DF	Intermittent Family Leave Unpaid sick for Domestic	Removal	Unpaid	yes
FD	Block - IOD - Family Leave	Removal	Unpaid	yes
GM	Uncredited Intermittent FMLA for Military Illness / Injury	Removal	Unpaid	yes
AI	IOD Tread and Release - upaid. Does not accrue SK/VC.	Removal	Unpaid	yes
MO	Military Request Weekend Leave - Day Off	Removal	Unpaid	yes
MR	Military Leave 4 Days or Less	Removal	Unpaid	yes
MX	Military Leave over 4 Days	Removal	Unpaid	yes
MY	Military Leave 17 Day or More	Removal	Unpaid	yes
OL	Overage Leave	Removal	Unpaid	yes
PF	Block Family Leave Unpaid Sick for Domestic Partner	Removal	Unpaid	yes
XU	Excused Personal LV for Death other than Qualified Dependent	Removal	Unpaid
X1	Commuted Excused Missed Trip	Removal	Unpaid
XX	FA Missed Trip - Excused	Removal	Unpaid
M5	New York / Massachussetts Paid Family Leave - Covered Famiy Member: Metlife / Mass State Paid. Or, Post Birth Maternity Leave - Metlife Paid.	Removal	Paid	If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
PX	Permanent Transfer	Removal
SD	Settling Day	Removal	Unpaid
EO	Voluntary Early Out Program
RT	Retired
HI	Reoccurring ID (IOD) - After Salary Continuance - paid via sickbank for full line value. Active and accrue SK/VC	Removal		yes
IH	IOD SK - After Salary Continuous, paid via sick bank.	Removal
IO	Supplement SK (IOD) - For Flight Attendants on IH prior to 01/01/16 and supplementing sick, due to the IH code decrementing full sick value of trip. Active and accrue SK/VC	Removal		yes
OI	Reoccurring Supplement SK IO (IOD) - For Flight Attendants on HI prior to 01/01/16 and supplementing sick, due to the HI code decrementing full sick value of trip. Active and accrue SK/VC	Removal		yes
IN	Indoctrination	Removal	Unpaid
UT	Injury on Duty - Cabin Odor Event. Unpaid. Does not accure SK/VC	Removal	Unpaid
DE	Deceased
AD	Administrative Leave	Removal		yes
VL	Voluntary Leave of Absence	Removal		yes
DU	Illinois Unpaid Family Leave Military Deployment Leave. Or, PSP Pay.	Removal		yes
EL	Educational Leave	Removal		yes
FB	Flexibility Sick Bank No Pay / Credited	Removal		yes
FP	Block Family Leave for Domestic Partner	Removal		yes
GF	Block Family Leave for Military Exigency	Removal		yes
GL	Voluntary Leave of Absense - paid 19hrs/month	Removal	Paid	yes
M1	Adoption Leave of Absence	Removal		yes
M4	Maternity/Paternity LOA Post-Birth or Adoption Leave	Removal	Unpaid	yes
MG	Block Family Leave for Military Illness / Injury	Removal		yes
ML	Miliary Leave 17 Days or More	Removal	Unpaid	If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
MN	Military Leave 16 Days or Less	Removal		yes
OU	Organ Donataion no Pay Non-Chargeable	Removal		yes
PL	Personal Leave Given by Flight Service for 17 days or more	Removal		yes
SN	California Family-School Partnership Act - Unpaid	Removal	Unpaid	yes
XD	Excused Personal Leave for Death Other than Qualified Dependent	Removal		yes
ZZ	Personal Leave Before Maternity Leave	Removal		yes
WU	Witness Unpaid	Removal		yes
TC	Deadhead Flexibility Commuter Missed Trip	Removal
OF	Office Duty Supervisor Flight Attendants	Removal
RE	Reassigned
RL	Released
CU	FMLA California Sick Unpaid	Removal		If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
IU	Injury Unpaid. Not active, does not accrue SK/VC. Used if FA does not have enough sick time to cover WI.	Removal		If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
M3	Medical Leave of Absence Pre-Birth Maternity Leave	Removal	Unpaid	No
MU	Massachusetts Unpaid SK	Removal	Unpaid	If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
NU	Reoccurring - After 6 Months Salary Continuance - No sick time left - Unpaid. Inactive and does not accrue SK/VC.	Removal	Unpaid	If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
RU	Injury Unpaid IOD at Maximum Medical Improvement	Removal	Unpaid
UC	Unpaid Sick California Disability	Removal
UI	Recurring IU (IOD)	Removal		If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
UM	Illinois Employee Sick Leave (Kin Care) or Maternity Intermittent Sick or COVID Sick Leave - Unpaid.	Removal	Unpaid	If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
UN	After 6 Months Salary Continuance - No sick time left - Unpaid. Inactive and does not accrue SK/VC.	Removal	Unpaid	If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
RP	Injury Unpaid IOD at Maximum Medical Improvement	Removal	Paid	yes
3S	Reoccurring 36 Month Salary Continuance. Active and accrue SK/VC.	Removal	Paid	yes
MF	Intermittent FMLA - Self	Removal	Unpaid	yes
FL	FMLA - Sick Leave - Self - Consecutive - Unpaid	Removal	Unpaid	If consecutive of 30 days, no - otherwise yes.
FM	FMLA - Consecutive or Intermittent Covered Family Member	Removal	Unpaid	yes
VD	Military Leave - Vacation Paid.	Removal	Paid	yes
MT	Missed Trip - Mid Sequence	Removal	Unpaid	yes
ES	Equipment Substitution	Removal	Paid	yes
MC	Misconnect	Removal	Paid	yes
7D	FAR Illegal 7D	Removal	Paid	yes
CODE

Table of Common Add/Remove Codes

	Reason Code	Add / Removal	Description	Paid or Unpaid
ROTA	RO	Add	Future Open Time Sequence Assigned to a Reserve Flight Attendant by ROTA	Paid
	AW	Add	Future Open Time Sequence Awarded to a Reserve Flight Attendant by ROTA	Paid
	VF	Add	Future Open Time Sequence Awarded to a Reserve Flight Attendant on Days Off by ROTA	Paid above guarantee (but no Reserve credit)
ROTD	AR	Add	Today Open Time Sequence Awarded to an Aggressive Reserve Flight Attendant by ROTD	Paid (but for credit, only 40hrs will apply to RSVCOT)
ROTD	RF	Add	Today Open Time Sequence Assigned to a Reserve Flight Attendant by ROTD	Paid
ETB	EV	Add	Reserve Flight Attendants Trade Like-Like Reserve Assignments	Paid
	EV	Removal	Reserve Flight Attendants Trade Like-Like Reserve Assignments	Unpaid
	OD	Removal	Reserve FA Drops OR - Sequence to another FA	Unpaid
	OR	Add	Reserve FA on Days Off, Picks Up Sequence from another FA	Paid above guarantee (but no Reserve credit)
	OR	Removal	Reserve FA Drops RF-Sequence to another FA	Unpaid (but Reserve credit)
	AL	Removal	Reserve FA Drops Aggressive Reserve Award to another FA	Unpaid (but Reserve credit)
	EB	Add	Lineholder picks up trip from a Reserve FA	Paid
	AG	Add	Reserve FAs Trade Like-Like Aggressive Reserve Awards	Paid
	AG	Removal	Reserve Flight Attendants Trade Like-Like Aggressive Reserve Awards	Unpaid
	OE	Add	Lineholder Flight Attendant Picks Up Sequence from another Flight Attendant	Paid
	OE	Removal	Lineholder Flight Attendants Trade Line Sequences	Unpaid
TTS	OT	Add	Lineholder FA picks up sequence from Open Time	Paid
	OT	Removal	Lineholder FA drops sequence into Open Time	Unpaid
	TT	Add	Lineholder FAs trade line sequences	Paid
	TT	Removal	Removal	Unpaid
Last Live Leg	LL	Add	Replacement Flight Attendant Sequence for Last Live Leg Swap	Unpaid
Last Live Leg	LL	Removal	Original Flight Attendant Segment for Last Live Leg Swap	* Paid
Cancellation	XI	Removal	Full Sequence Cancellation	Unpaid
	XF	Removal	Cancellation, Flown by another crew (Extra sectino, Reinstatement)	* Paid
	XP	Removal	Partial Sequence Cancellation - Impractical to Split On	* Paid
	XR	Removal	Partial Sequence Cancellation - Impossible to Split On	* Paid
	RR		Partial Sequence Cancellation - DH to catch up to remainder of sequence	* Paid
	RS		Reschedule portion of sequence	* Paid
	FI	Removal	FAR Illegal	Paid
	DC	Removal	Direct Conflict	Paid
	LS	Removal	Cancellation of Last Sequence/Last Series	* Paid (but no credit)
	NOTE: * Paid: Pay and pay protection is determined by actual flying and value of the sequence at time of award.
FACET Seat Swap	SS	Add	Seat Swap via FACET Position Swap App	Paid
FACET Seat Swap	SS	Removal	Seat Swap via FACET Position Swap App	Unpaid
Scheduling / Attendance / Leaves	TM	Removal	Trip Missed	Unpaid
	LR		Late Report
	CM	Removal	Commuter Missed Trip	Unpaid
	PO	Removal	Flight Attendant requested Personal Day	Unpaid
	RM	Removal	Removed No Pay Protection - Contractual Illegality	Unpaid
	JD	Removal	Jury Duty	JD^1&2 Pay
	BR	Removal	Bereavement	BR Pay
	NOTES: JD¹: If a jury summons is submitted before PBS awards for the next month are final, you'll receive Pay & Credit for your jury days at 4.15/day for the day scheduled to appear, the day you call in for jury duty and the following day. JD²: If your jury duty summons is submitted after PBS awards are final and such jury duty assignment conflicts with a scheduled sequence, training day or reserve days, you will be paid at the daily rate of 4.15/day for the day scheduled to appear, the day you call in for jury duty and the following day. If there is no conflict, you will not receive any pay.
Sick	SK	Removal	Sick Call (if you have sick time)	Paid
	US	Removal	Sick Call (no sick time)	Unpaid
	LP	Removal	Long term pay sick leave (if you have sick time)	Paid
	LU	Removal	Long term pay sick leave (no sick time)	Unpaid
	CS	Removal	California State Sick Leave	Paid (24 hours of pay time)
	MP	Removal	Massachusetts State Sick Leave	Paid
	IS	Removal	Sick call - intermittent FMLA	Paid (if you have sick time)
	FS	Removal	FMLA Sick Call	Paid (if you have sick time)
	LC	Removal	Late notification of sick
Training and Administrative	TI	Removal	CQ Training	Training Pay
	QI	Removal	Qualifications Incomplete	Unpaid
	QD	Removal	Documents needed - passport / visa / fingerprinting	Unpaid
	15	Removal	Miscellaneous Removal by Scheduler	Unpaid
	25	Add	Miscellaneous Addition by Scheduler	Paid
	VC	Removal	Vacation - Primary round awarded days	VC Pay
	VX	Removal	Vacation - Secondary round awarded/assigned days	VC Pay
	VR	Removal	Vacation - Monthly Rebid days	VC Pay

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