Должно было быть "assigning those ON short layovers to work standby days"
http://www.blisstree.com/flyawaycafe/flight-attendant-friday...

Pечь о том, что сотрудники, которые по графику должны были отдыхать между рейсами (где-нибудь в отеле), вынуждены были оставаться в здании аэропорта и заменить при необходимости своего (заболевшего, например) коллегу.

Reserve flight attendants are usually on reserve 24 hours a day for everyday that they are on reserve. This means that you can expect to get call late at night or very early in the morning. You can also get short called where scheduling might give you an hour to get to the airport for your trip. You pretty much have to be ready for any type of trip they give you. Even if you get called for a round trip, you should always pack for at least a four day because they can change and add to your trip any time during your trip.

There are also ready reserve schedules for those flight attendants who are on reserve. This basically means that you go to the airport and are on standby for a day to cover any trip that scheduling might need covered at a very short notice.
http://www.flightattendantfacts.com/flight_attendant/flight_...


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Note added at 13 час (2009-06-13 18:50:43 GMT)
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He looked over his shoulder to see a brunette flight attendant in hot pursuit. The same flight attendant from the crew that he was on layover with.
www.phaze.com/LayoverInLouisiana.pdf

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Note added at 13 час (2009-06-13 18:53:11 GMT)
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As a flight attendant for a major airline, I spend lots of time on layover in CDG. An easy thing to do is to get the Roissy-bus RATP coach ...
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