Originally Posted by
hazelrah
How in this economy and pressure on the bottom line an employer would allow his employees to select a carrier with a fare premium is beyond me.
Then I guess you're not familiar with the corporate contracts many businesses have with airlines.
Where I work, our procurement department has negotiated contracts with United, Southwest, and Midwest among a few other international carriers. The only way we can book a non preferred carrier is if the fare difference is greater than 200 bucks. Compliance with this policy is strictly enforced as well. There are big benefits and perks that come with these contracts that I won't get into here.
These types of contracts are in place at businesses of all sizes. Over the years, Midwest has done a very good job in securing these types of agreements with many companies, some even outside of MKE or MCI.