Non-Rev Tips/Tricks

You'll usually be asked to gate check your hand luggage on busy flights.

Just be as sure as you can your luggage will arrive with you.
 
Blackhawk said:
Rule number 354 of airline flying.
When flying non rev you only get first/business class when traveling in uniform.
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Or right before a long transcon and you've got overspent for a meal, to go, in JFK.

Or you get first class, to work, when you're working the same day and the cabin crew knows you and keeps trying to liquor you up.
 
ahw01 said:
You'll usually be asked to gate check your hand luggage on busy flights.

Just be as sure as you can your luggage will arrive with you.
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I've noticed that many gate agents try to force you to check your bags to the carrousel at your final destination. Big pain.
 
You should also know your route system well. I like to keep route maps on my iPad of the airline I have benefits on. For example, I like going to Asia. But sometimes, the flights to NRT can be full, but DL has a flight to Tokyo-Haneda (HND) from LAX that seems to always be open. Even though I couldn't connect to my ultimate city of HKG that night, I got to spend the day in Tokyo at the fish market having great sushi. I also wanted to check out Japan's Shinkansen, so I hopped on a train down to Osaka and just bought a ZED fare on Cathay Pacific that night from Osaka. On the way back, if I get stuck in NRT, the flight back to the US leaves about midnight from HND, and I can easily make it there on time. I'll also go out of my way to ride in business class. It's worth it.

When I was based in JFK, I would literally look at the departure and see what seats were open to Europe. This is one reason I kind of miss being based there. So many flights to Europe made it easy to come and go.
 
saxman said:
You should also know your route system well. I like to keep route maps on my iPad of the airline I have benefits on. For example, I like going to Asia. But sometimes, the flights to NRT can be full, but DL has a flight to Tokyo-Haneda (HND) from LAX that seems to always be open. Even though I couldn't connect to my ultimate city of HKG that night, I got to spend the day in Tokyo at the fish market having great sushi. I also wanted to check out Japan's Shinkansen, so I hopped on a train down to Osaka and just bought a ZED fare on Cathay Pacific that night from Osaka. On the way back, if I get stuck in NRT, the flight back to the US leaves about midnight from HND, and I can easily make it there on time. I'll also go out of my way to ride in business class. It's worth it.

When I was based in JFK, I would literally look at the departure and see what seats were open to Europe. This is one reason I kind of miss being based there. So many flights to Europe made it easy to come and go.
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Flightaware can be helpful for figuring out who flies to where if you're in a bind too.
 
Hacker15e said:
When I was stationed in Europe for Uncle Sam, it was a sport for the single guys to head down to Stanstead on Friday afternoon with a backpack packed for a weekend, and go buy tickets to whatever Ryanair or EasyJet's cheapest, on-sale destination was for the weekend.

Some of the places in Europe (and elsewhere!) they went to -- and the shenanigans they got into when they got there -- were awesome.

I was an old married family guy, so I couldn't participate...but sorta wish I had been able to.

@ryan1234, the LPA still doing that these days?
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Indeed, there's quite a few pushes every weekend. Great times. Just returned from a trip to Germany this weekend.
 
MikeD said:
The LPA is dead. Always has been. Can't even keep a simple squadron bar stocked correctly. Or if they're a pansy-ass LPA, their "heritage room" stocked correctly, for that matter.
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Maybe if the "salty" hinges (Majors and above) could pay their bills on time instead of complaining, the squadron would be stocked!
 
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