On 19th August 2022, the two-step vacation bidding process for the year 2023 has started.
Due to better screen display and to avoid scaling problems, we recommend doing the bidding on a computer rather than on a tablet or smartphone.
To get the best possible result, it is important to keep a few basic things in mind:
- When placing your bids, be aware of your relative seniority and avoid putting your hopes on just a few preferential bids. Always have a plan B in mind and place additional alternative bids.
- Naturally, the demand for vacation days is highest during popular holiday periods, which may even affect pilots with a relatively high seniority.
- Our experience has shown that separate blocks of vacation and off days have been regularly used to cover rest requirements.
- Do not rely on getting your A or B days attached to your vacation block at a later stage during the monthly off day bidding. There is no guarantee to get this request awarded and it depends furthermore on slot availability and planning restrictions.
For a better understanding of the system, we would like to mention the following:
- Vacation planning is an automatic process, whose result is heavily influenced by the way the individual pilot enters the bids.
- The system does neither know nor understand the motivation behind your request, it simply attempts to allocate your requested vacation days to open slots.
- Requesting vacation blocks starting only on a specific day bears the risk that your request gets discarded. Only one day without an open slot is enough that the system cancels your request completely and moves on to the next one. The system will not trim and shift the days automatically by itself, it requires your correct input when placing the bid.
- Using the new “minimum of x days” option enables you to give the system the required flexibility down to your lowest (minimum) day limit within a specific period.
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to get in touch with us via cvboard@alpl.lu.
