In the news today - Fewer businesses let employees fly business class
Aug 16, 2010, 1:18 am
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In the news today - Fewer businesses let employees fly business class
Aug 16, 2010, 1:58 pm
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Just one data point, but last month I sat next to a someone who seemed to be a senior executive at IBM. He told me that the company has cut out business class fares for just about everyone. He was in J only because he'd been able to upgrade himself from Y.
Aug 16, 2010, 2:40 pm
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How long of a flight was this? Where I work (and previous employer, both large multinationals), flight over X hours in duration are business.
Aug 16, 2010, 3:16 pm
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The flight itself was ORD-SFO (on the old C 747 they've brought back into service), but he said the restriction applies to all international flights as well.
Aug 16, 2010, 3:18 pm
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Aug 16, 2010, 8:06 pm
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Don't apply at GE either if that is limiting factor. Only only full VP and above on J, nobody but officers in F. Everyone below VP, cattle class. The though process is that they will get you there a day earlier to recover, and let you have the next day off on return.
Aug 16, 2010, 8:53 pm
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As I recall, my company doesn't allow anyone below VP level to purchase Business regardless of the duration of the flight.
Aug 16, 2010, 10:06 pm
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OP is apparently based in India so it would not be an international law firm (they aren't allowed to operate in India).
I work at a bank in Japan and all international business travel is in C/J, except for "professional development" travel which is supposed to be in Y, and division heads who get to fly F. (Domestically, it's the same breakdown between Y and C/J/F as available.) However, the people who go on business trips here are usually on underwriting or corporate strategy teams and don't have a lot of time to waste recuperating after a long flight, so it makes economic sense. If you are flying less busy people around for whatever reason, it probably makes more sense to let them rough it in Y and take some time off with pay afterward.
I work at a bank in Japan and all international business travel is in C/J, except for "professional development" travel which is supposed to be in Y, and division heads who get to fly F. (Domestically, it's the same breakdown between Y and C/J/F as available.) However, the people who go on business trips here are usually on underwriting or corporate strategy teams and don't have a lot of time to waste recuperating after a long flight, so it makes economic sense. If you are flying less busy people around for whatever reason, it probably makes more sense to let them rough it in Y and take some time off with pay afterward.
Aug 16, 2010, 10:17 pm
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I don't recall for sure, but I believe my IBM seatmate might have said something similar.