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Old Jul 20, 2010, 5:50 pm
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1. Employee travel is standby. So regardless of when you "book" your seat... its still going to be dependent upon how many seats are left unsold 20 minutes before plane takes off, and where you fall on the seniority list.

Some airlines allow employees to purchase regular paid tickets at a discount. My airline was 20% last time I checked, but I haven't bought a ticket in probably 3 years, so I'm not even sure the discount still exists.

Pretty much every airline has worked out agreements with pretty much every other airline to offer employee discounts. Sometimes its worth it... especially for last minute travel, but many times, if you plan ahead, and watch for sales, you are better off buying revenue.
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