Spiffypoo-
I think the point of Nonrevs "hike the fares" comment was to point out that the reason many of us work in the industry is for the benefits...one of them being to fly in FC when there is space available and if they are going dissallow that particular perk then wages..and in turn fares are going to have to go way up in order to retain quality employees.
Those who begrudge the airline employee's occasional opportunity to sit up front should spend the day getting "passed over" for a seat with me sometime. Thats another one of the perks of employee travel
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