Originally Posted by UnitedSkies
I think the assumption in $50m in lost revenue is simply based on people who would have purchased a more expensive revenue confirmed ticket, are now flying standby using a friend's companion passes.
Employee travel privileges are far from free. Employees get a huge chunk of money taken out of our checks for some of the travel. True we fly free in Domestic coach if we have been working more than 5 years. Our registered companions, children, and parents pay the same amount plus a BS tax amount that is outrageous. Anyone else we give a pass to should really buy a full fare ticket because the cost differential in todays market works out to be the same and with the full loads we have today standby travel is almost impossible for the extended family tickets. International travel is outrageously expensive and many FA's I know have paid less money for full fare tickets to take their whole family on vacation.
IF directors travel privileges state that the taxes are picked up by AA for the director and family members and that they bump revenue passengers then it absolutely needs to be eliminated or revised.