Do non-revs get amenity kits International?
Jun 7, 2017, 8:57 am
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Jun 7, 2017, 9:01 am
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Jun 7, 2017, 9:46 am
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It's amazing how much ire employee benefits on airlines stoke in others.
I've never walked through Whole Foods and thought "Wow I bet it would make more sense if the workers here could only buy food with their 20% discount on the expiration date."
Similarly when I worked for Saks' corporate offices we got a 30% discount more or less. I could walk across the street to the 5th Avenue store and buy anything on the rack. Maybe it would have made more sense for the margins to restrict it to only damaged items that were returned or going to be sent back?
I've never walked through Whole Foods and thought "Wow I bet it would make more sense if the workers here could only buy food with their 20% discount on the expiration date."
Similarly when I worked for Saks' corporate offices we got a 30% discount more or less. I could walk across the street to the 5th Avenue store and buy anything on the rack. Maybe it would have made more sense for the margins to restrict it to only damaged items that were returned or going to be sent back?
Jun 7, 2017, 9:52 am
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to clarify this is not a personal observation ( i used to work for the airlines so loved my pass privileges) but more knowing that UA constantly
cuts J/F product whether this was happening
I have no skin in the game but was just curious about this
cuts J/F product whether this was happening
I have no skin in the game but was just curious about this
Jun 7, 2017, 10:35 am
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Probably closer to 30 years by now. I was thinking it was two or three olives per salad, though.
Jun 7, 2017, 10:57 am
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Jun 7, 2017, 10:59 am
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Jun 7, 2017, 11:14 am
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People are entitled to their own opinions. I take it you have never had extremely unpleasant UA non-revs sitting near you in F as they share explicit sexual pictures and engage in other equally unprofessional behavior. It's almost like UA wants to win an award for having the most obnoxious non-revs.
Jun 7, 2017, 11:18 am
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Jun 7, 2017, 11:21 am
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UA-DL & AA operate under the theory that their people are First Class employees. If there are available F/C seats (that nobody purchased) these F/C folks sit in them, and primarily ONLY on international flights. Domestics usually never happen for sitting up front, as usually after standing-by they only get back-o-the-bus seats.
I have never seen a non-rev get an international F/C seat that someone is willing to pay to occupy.
This subject that keeps reoccurring is pure & simple "Jealousy".
ALL of my nearly 3MM's have been on my own dime, and the last thing that I need to do on every flight is to freak over who boarded before me, or who is sitting where!
Is it really that difficult to just --- MYOB?
I have never seen a non-rev get an international F/C seat that someone is willing to pay to occupy.
This subject that keeps reoccurring is pure & simple "Jealousy".
ALL of my nearly 3MM's have been on my own dime, and the last thing that I need to do on every flight is to freak over who boarded before me, or who is sitting where!
Is it really that difficult to just --- MYOB?