I am assuming that we are talking about "exempt" (salaried) employees rather than "non-exempt".....but...you put your own time on the line, leave early (Saturday) to save cost on the tickets in the first place, and the employer wants the benefit of your investment of your free time.............? give me a break....If the employee was not exempt but rather was hourly, and had some direction to go out on Saturday ' cuz the tickets cheaper, he should turn over the ticket to the bean counter along with the Saturday overtime slip...Sorry...but you have to cut people a little slack...It just ain't fun living in airports.