Well it looks like I'll either volunteer to go to LGA or get displaced there in the near future and I was wondering how USAirways flight benefits are. I live in New Jersey and I am getting tired of commuting to Detroit. I figure I bid the Saab for a change of pace and deal with LaGarbage. But rumor around Mesaba is that if we bid over to do the USAirways flying, we lose Delta flight benefits and pick up USAirways benefits. So for those guys over at PDT, PSA, and Mesa, how are the USAirways flight benefits? I mean, it has to be a little bit better than the garbage we are gonna get come Jan 15th.
UsAirways Flight Benefits
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They can be a little different depending on if the company you're working on is wholly owned or not. Mainline, PDT, and PSA employees all have the same boarding priority for any US Airways metal (including express). Where this sucks is that say a PSA guy and a Chautauqua guy are both trying to get on a US Chautauqua flight, the PSA guy would get on first. As far as onboard service though, Delta is probably way ahead of US. You have to buy an upgrade to get an empty first seat on US ($20 domestically, $100 internationally....which includes Hawaii) whereas most other airlines will just give you the seat if it's open. There's a pretty big list of airlines you can ZED on, some of them exclude non wholly owned airlines but I believe most of them do include them. You can walk up and buy them too which comes in handy sometimes. If you have any more specific questions let me know.
TristarJS30
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As someone who used to have Delta benefits and now has USAirways/United benefits with Colgan... I'd kill for my Delta benefits back. Even though USAirways is the best Colgan has to offer, it doesn't even compare to Delta.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
Yeah man, you haven't seen the current Delta benefits. This ain't Comair.
Take the Airways benefits and run.
Ain't that the truth. I think the rampie that fills our aircraft with blue juice has better flight benefits than us.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
Well the rampies are mainline for the -900 for now. So yes, their flight benefits blow the doors off ours come next month.
Sad isn't it.
TristarJS30
Well-Known Member
Eh, perhaps. One of the biggest benefits to me was the ability to go just about anywhere on Delta out of JFK. With Airways I have to go to PHL through LGA which greatly enhances my chance of going absolutely nowhere.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
SmitteyB
Well-Known Member
This didn't used to be the case, but it's not an option in the computer anymore....
As far as I know if you are a Colgan/AWAC/TSA/Mesa/Republic employee, you have boarding priority SA2 on your OWN equipment. We used to use it all the time on Colgan when I travelled to Nantucket, but when you list on the actual computer terminal (not the ETC) the SA2 option for employee on own equipment is no longer available.
The chief pilot of American from Up In the Air?
I did however see a guy (I think he was US) walking through PHL a few months back that looked EXACTLY like that. Could have been the case. I'll have to check, but I believe now the priorities go from SA1P right to SA3P and then on.SmitteyB said:
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
SA2 is pretty much gone (except for some random uses). A pilot will always have priority on their own equipment for the jumpseat. However, for seats in the back the priority will be DOH for any USAirways Group (Mainline, PSA, PDT) employees and then DOH for contract carriers.
granlistillo
Well-Known Member
Travel benefits for family are great going to Europe and East coast. $100 international upgrades are nice to Europe. Route structure international apart from Europe and a few destinations south is not great. There is also a big void in the middle of the country between the East and West. Interline agreements are pretty good. In all not so bad.
MusketeerMan
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Not quite. If I show up at the gate for a Republic operated flight, I have priority over anybody for a seat in the back, regardless of who is at the gate. We are ahead of SA1's as well. This goes for all Express Carriers. If an AWAC employee showed up for one of their own flights, they too would have priority over everybody. On your own metal, you get the jumpseat or an available seat in the back first, as well as my dependents that are traveling with me, followed by SA1's....and so on.
Straight from the US Airways non-rev manual:
Non Wholly Owned Express employees and accompanying family members
traveling on their own company−operated aircraft will be boarded
first (before SA1P), prior to any mainline or other Express employee and
family, regardless of boarding priority level. (i.e., a Republic employee
traveling on a Republic−operated aircraft will be boarded before any US
Airways mainline or any other Express company employees.)
SRA_kbad
Scooter Trash!!!
You know, I never realized that.
Say you are on your own company's metal (US Express of course); how are you listed on the standby list, ie, what priority is displayed? I've never really thought about it since I rarely am on anything but PSA and Mainline from clt to mdt.
*Edit... And I'm at PDT by the way.
Say you are on your own company's metal (US Express of course); how are you listed on the standby list, ie, what priority is displayed? I've never really thought about it since I rarely am on anything but PSA and Mainline from clt to mdt.
*Edit... And I'm at PDT by the way.
WalterSobchak
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Except when it's pilots! They love the RJ! They just don't want to give anything to those people for taking care of their customers. The original DCI carriers know how to treat Delta. Be late and have bad customer service ratings and you will get planes. Delta likes to be treated like a dirty hooker. The Airlink people have went about it all wrong..... She likes it when you talk dirty to her.:bandit:
MusketeerMan
Well-Known Member
I would show up as an SA5, but once I show up for a Republic operated Express flight, I automatically move to the front. You would be an SA3 since you are owned by Airways.
ozziecat35
4 out of 5 great lakes prefer Michigan.
Why is it sad??? Is that to imply that because the rampie doesn't swing a gear knob that he isn't as integral to the operation as you?