Originally Posted by
IEFBR14
I used to work for a company in Southern California. One Friday, they told me I had to be in Las Vegas on Monday for a huge week-long convention. All flights were sold out; they finally found a Y-class ticket for $677 round trip. The usual fare is $78.
I kept the Y-ticket and drove there myself (300 miles one way). The Saturday following the convention, I drove myself back.
Later I applied the full-fare ticket (as good as cash) to several personal trips.
Be very careful on that one, that is not an ethical grey area, that is outright fraud/theft. Even if your boss is aware, you could get in real trouble over something like that. One of the companies that I worked for had an executive that was doing something similar, albeit much more often, and on a much larger scale. He was actually prosecuted for that one.
His went on over a LONG time period though. He was also charged with tax evasion over it.
Not saying that would happen to you on a one off time, but be careful if you decide to do that again.