OT: occupation of BA FTers

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Nov 13, 2017, 12:51 pm

#1111

Prospero

Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges and Environmentally Friendly Travel

Join Date: Jan 2003

Location: London, UK

Posts: 22,212

Quote:

Originally Posted by argonath

Armed Policing

If you ever fancy becoming an FT moderator, we could use your unique skill base

Swanhunter, PETER01, orbitmic and 3 others like this.

Nov 13, 2017, 1:10 pm

#1112

Sam Bee

Join Date: Oct 2006

Location: London

Programs: Many. Too many. I came here to cut them down. I failed.

Posts: 2,999

Quote:

Originally Posted by BingBongBoy

Private jet cabin crew.

A name I havn't seen for a while - good for you!

Do private jets have call bells or do you need renaming?

Nov 13, 2017, 1:13 pm

#1113

memorex

Join Date: Jun 2015

Location: London, UK

Programs: BA GGL. HH Diamond. CC, SPG, MR Gold.

Posts: 59

Rail Traffic Controller.

Sadly no corporate travel with that!

Nov 13, 2017, 1:24 pm

#1114

Calchas

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Mar 2013

Location: London

Posts: 17,007

Quote:

Originally Posted by memorex

Rail Traffic Controller.

Sadly no corporate travel with that!

Surely you get a discount on the railway?

Nov 13, 2017, 1:25 pm

#1115

memorex

Join Date: Jun 2015

Location: London, UK

Programs: BA GGL. HH Diamond. CC, SPG, MR Gold.

Posts: 59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calchas

Surely you get a discount on the railway?

Not on the mainline as I joined after the break up of British Rail; I work for a metro and get free travel with them, yes - but what I meant was no corporate air travel!

Nov 13, 2017, 1:29 pm

#1116

BlueThroughCrimp

Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: Dundee

Programs: BA Plastic. HH Diamond. Speedwell Bar Lifetime Platinum.

Posts: 1,425

Quote:

Originally Posted by Calchas

Surely you get a discount on the railway?

Touchy subject with a lot of Rail Staff!

Network Rail - None. Only if you've got BR conditions you have Safeguarded travel.
TOC, yes, but un-safeguarded, unless BR conditions.

Nov 13, 2017, 1:39 pm

#1117

S_W_S

Join Date: Jan 2016

Location: York, UK

Programs: BAEC Gold, Honors Diamond

Posts: 1,184

I work in a Data Centre, no air travel for work so it's all personal.

Nov 13, 2017, 1:44 pm

#1118

BingBongBoy

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Dec 2008

Location: Home: East Mids UK - Work (Base): Accra, Ghana.

Programs: BAEC: Silver - Marriott: Titanium

Posts: 12,086

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Bee

A name I havn't seen for a while - good for you!

Do private jets have call bells or do you need renaming?

Oh yes, they certainly do...!

Thankfully, I fly properly private, and they are rarely used... Apart from when we are doing a ferry flight, and I want the pilot to make me a cuppa... ^

Sam Bee and LTN Phobia like this.

Nov 13, 2017, 1:47 pm

#1119

HIDDY

A FlyerTalk Posting Legend

Join Date: Aug 2006

Location: Argentina

Posts: 40,211

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prospero

If you ever fancy becoming an FT moderator, we could use your unique skill base

Could get messy.

I'd be delighted to poke the offenders with my cattle prod for nothing in return.

PETER01 and Flexible preferences like this.

Nov 13, 2017, 1:59 pm

#1120

Tobias-UK

Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair

Join Date: Sep 2011

Location: UK/Las Vegas

Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)

Posts: 15,926

Quote:

Originally Posted by HIDDY

Could get messy.

I'd be delighted to poke the offenders with my cattle prod for nothing in return.

You already do!

HIDDY, PETER01, corporate-wage-slave and 1 others like this.

Nov 13, 2017, 2:23 pm

#1121

Geordie405

Join Date: Sep 2010

Location: Las Vegas

Programs: BA Gold; Hilton Honors Diamond

Posts: 3,228

Still the same for me - data centre manager for a multinational law firm. One trip to HKG / SIN and one to MAN / BRU per year with the job; everything else is personal travel.

Nov 13, 2017, 4:01 pm

#1122

Rufin

Join Date: Sep 2017

Location: GLA

Programs: BAEC Bronze

Posts: 39

Doctor, so only personal travel here, a few weeks a year..

Nov 14, 2017, 12:05 am

#1123

LondonAndy

Join Date: Mar 2009

Location: London

Programs: BA CCR/GGL, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 3,483

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueThroughCrimp

Touchy subject with a lot of Rail Staff!

Network Rail - None. Only if you've got BR conditions you have Safeguarded travel.
TOC, yes, but un-safeguarded, unless BR conditions.

I would still take a 75% subsidy on my commuting if offered, like Network Rail do! I work in a similar company and there clear haves and have nots depending on when you joined (Rail Staff Travel / Railways Pension Scheme).

Nov 14, 2017, 12:44 am

#1124

settlenick

Join Date: Sep 2016

Programs: BA Executive club

Posts: 61

Builder/developer in North Yorkshire.
Have though worked in France, Qatar for 5 years, Bosnia, Australia.

All personal travel now though.In the past was Silver with BA, Gold with QR and gold with EK at the same time. Do not miss it really. Happy to be in my own bed every night now.

Nov 14, 2017, 12:46 am

#1125

StanStorby

Join Date: May 2015

Posts: 135

Brussels based functional analyst for a large American company known for its databases and applications. Business travel is limited (cost-cutting, standard answer is: "Can't you do a webex?") so all TPs are gained through personal travel and family holidays.