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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 2:09 pm
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Thumbs down Air France employees scam with employee tickets

I don't need to make up these stories, they really happen at Air France. This one was published on the website of LCI news (sorry, French only)

20h52 ECONOMIE > Air France - Escroquerie d'1,2 million d'euros autour des billets donnés aux salariés
Une véritable agence de voyages: c'est ce qu'auraient constituée des salariés d'Air France en monnayant des billets à prix réduit accordés par la compagnie à son personnel, pour une escroquerie évaluée à 1,2 million d'euros. Air France a déposé plainte pour "abus de confiance" auprès de la gendarmerie des transports aériens pour "la commercialisation de facilités de transport" dont bénéficient ses quelque 70.000 salariés. La compagnie a précisé avoir engagé une procédure de licenciement à l'encontre d'au moins un agent au sol de l'aéroport de Roissy, qui serait l'animateur du réseau en cours de démantèlement, selon la source aéroportuaire.


Quick translation: some Air France employees have claimed employee tickets at reduced prices and sold them to third parties. Worked almost like a travel agency. Involved budget EUR 1.2 million (I don't know whether that is the money for which all the tickets were sold, or the loss to AF by those pax not buying public fares...).

Actually nothing new. I always knew of a scam that simply involved selling tickets to anyone and then declaring that "anyone" to be the significant other or family member of an Air France employee. I do not know whether the scandal reported now works along these lines, but still I am surprised that this practice is only being brought to light now.

No comments necessary I think.

EDit: here's a more extensive description: by AFP

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