Travel Benefits

Jshutt64

Jshutt64

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Just a generic question aimed towards airline employees. Let's say you work for AA...do your benefits allow you to fly for free on their codeshares or alliances like British Airways?

Or is it a reduced fare kind of thing like an ID90?

Thanks. :)
 
At Eagle, I get to fly on AA and code shares for taxes only. After 6 months I get Zed fares on any airline.
 
Cptnchia said:
Dang Doug! With an answer like that, you could be a perfumed prince of the 4th floor!
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I've got upward potential written all over me. I just want one of those cool lanyards, a pair of Duckhead khakis and first crack at the delivery flights.
 
At Piedmont, we fly free on all Us Airways equipment. International we pay the taxes for the return trip. As far as codeshares, I believe it would fall in to the ZED Fare catagory.
 
bLizZuE said:
At Eagle, I get to fly on AA and code shares for taxes only. After 6 months I get Zed fares on any airline.
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Isn't it a yield fare on both until 5yrs of service?

It was like $30 or something from Tuscon to Dallas when I worked there--that's about what a one-way yield fare on Delta was for my "travel companion" before we got married. I spent 200-300 a month commuting because agents usually give you a jumpseat pas with seats open in the back. It sucked to have to pay on your own airline.
 
Yea, you pay a certain portion for domestic flying until 5 years of service. Then international flights are free at 25 years.
 
zmiller4 said:
Isn't it a yield fare on both until 5yrs of service?

It was like $30 or something from Tuscon to Dallas when I worked there--that's about what a one-way yield fare on Delta was for my "travel companion" before we got married. I spent 200-300 a month commuting because agents usually give you a jumpseat pas with seats open in the back. It sucked to have to pay on your own airline.
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My commute costs me 12 bucks each way. Thats only if you're in the cabin. AA/AE j/s is el free-o.
 
I'm a ramper with US in PHX...My wife, daughter, and I all get free Space-A on US, and most of the Express equipment. Int'l is taxes only. My parents get very reduced Space-A (ORD-PHX is like 15 bucks). And then depending on your station, you can have reciprocal agreements with other airlines. (For me I get "fee-waived" agreements with WN, F9, AS, CA, & B6. But that is only an agreement between those airlines here in PHX...it differs everywhere.)

Travel Benefits are great if you are smart and know how to use them. I generally avoid giving anyone a buddy pass unless I'm flying with them because they fly at such a low priority. Unfortunately with the economy, everyone is reducing seats, thereby lessening your chances of riding. I'm sure the "more experienced" here can tell you about the glory days and always sitting in First...It still happens but fewer and far between. (last Saturday I rode first SLC-PHX..nothing amazing..but some free drinks :beer:)
 
popaviator said:
Where can you get an id90 ?
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From your airline...or the mainline partner. At Skywest, we get ID90's through Delta only (and you have to purchase them at a ticket counter). That screws things up if, say, you're taking United from Moscow-Domodedovo and United cancels, with American or British Airways your only options--but both require an ID90, and Delta flies only out of Sheremetyevo 60 miles away. Oops.
 
zmiller4 said:
From your airline...or the mainline partner. At Skywest, we get ID90's through Delta only (and you have to purchase them at a ticket counter). That screws things up if, say, you're taking United from Moscow-Domodedovo and United cancels, with American or British Airways your only options--but both require an ID90, and Delta flies only out of Sheremetyevo 60 miles away. Oops.
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Yeah, it usually leads to a lot of backup tickets hanging out in your bag just in case....luckily they're all refundable.
 
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