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Mar 21, 2006 | 4:43 pm

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Originally Posted by AEpilot76

All AMR employees pay the same fee. If you have between 5-25yrs seniority domestic coach travel is free, and after 25 yrs I believe all travel including first class is free. If a pilot/flight attendant occupies a jumpseat it is free no matter what your seniority is. The domestic fee is relatively cheap, some example....MIA-SFO is 18.00 one way in coach, DFW-BOS I think is 12.00, so it's not too bad. First is usually double the coach fee (domestically). DFW-LGW one way in coach is 52.00 where first is 117.00

What is the value is there to an employee after 25 years that wasn't there at 24 years? Airlines are in business to make money. Apparently the airline feels it is more profitable to let customers have this "perk".

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