sister-in-law flies 1 TPAC roundtrip every month, after 108k PQM, still only a Silver
Sep 22, 2017, 10:03 am
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Sep 22, 2017, 10:33 am
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or i would fly a non UA airline in Economy.
Sep 22, 2017, 10:42 am
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Sep 22, 2017, 10:54 am
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Not disagreeing, but I don't think OP said it was for work. (?) She could just be traveling back and forth for personal reasons (I knew a guy who flew back and forth LAX-Australia once a month for two years on the cheapest fare he could find -- until they got married and he moved there). Or she could be self-employed so costs hit her pocket directly.
Sep 22, 2017, 11:22 am
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Not disagreeing, but I don't think OP said it was for work. (?) She could just be traveling back and forth for personal reasons (I knew a guy who flew back and forth LAX-Australia once a month for two years on the cheapest fare he could find -- until they got married and he moved there). Or she could be self-employed so costs hit her pocket directly.
Sep 22, 2017, 1:02 pm
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Sep 22, 2017, 2:07 pm
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Not disagreeing, but I don't think OP said it was for work. (?) She could just be traveling back and forth for personal reasons (I knew a guy who flew back and forth LAX-Australia once a month for two years on the cheapest fare he could find -- until they got married and he moved there). Or she could be self-employed so costs hit her pocket directly.
The problem is that her company just buys whatever the lowest fare available on UA at time of reservation.
Sep 22, 2017, 9:41 pm
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It seems a lot of high tech companies are sending employees, who ARE highly paid professionals, in Y on TPAC. So, your job options might be limited if you are this picky.
Sep 23, 2017, 1:10 am
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I feel the opposite. The only time I would fly TPAC on UA is on the cheapest fare class. Flying UA economy is bad enough, but I'd feel even worse if I had paid a lot of money for it..
I do fly UA when I'm looking for a G class $500 TPAC. If I'm willing to pay a higher fare, I'd much rather use that money to fly a better airline, like OZ/CX/BR.
I do fly UA when I'm looking for a G class $500 TPAC. If I'm willing to pay a higher fare, I'd much rather use that money to fly a better airline, like OZ/CX/BR.
Sep 23, 2017, 1:11 am
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If I'm not mistaken, Trump's children frequently fly coach on longhauls flights as well. (even before he became president)
Sep 23, 2017, 1:30 am
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Sep 23, 2017, 4:00 am
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The IKEA founder recently died. But your point is well taken, lots of companies, high tech or otherwise only fly coach, mine included; people adjust/adapt. I’ve made literally hundreds of TPAC coach trips and at almost 61 years of age it hasn’t slowed me down yet. I’ve also never seen anyone not take a job or resign, at our company because of the travel policy.
Sep 23, 2017, 9:56 am
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The IKEA founder recently died. But your point is well taken, lots of companies, high tech or otherwise only fly coach, mine included; people adjust/adapt. I’ve made literally hundreds of TPAC coach trips and at almost 61 years of age it hasn’t slowed me down yet. I’ve also never seen anyone not take a job or resign, at our company because of the travel policy.
I think if I ever look for another job and it requires a lot of travel, I would want to understand the policy in advance - especially if everything else is equal.