corporate travel policies for discounted first class
Jan 19, 2019, 11:45 am
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Good post and welcome to FT. ^
Years ago, prior to the merger, the pmCO allowed full Y (and I think maybe B later?) to auto-upgrade into domestic, last seat, F. Net effect was it allowed clever employees to book (full) Y, stay within their travel policies, receive an eTicket receipt showing Y, but effectively be guaranteed a seat in F...so basically you could buy an F seat masquerading as a Y ticket.
Years ago, prior to the merger, the pmCO allowed full Y (and I think maybe B later?) to auto-upgrade into domestic, last seat, F. Net effect was it allowed clever employees to book (full) Y, stay within their travel policies, receive an eTicket receipt showing Y, but effectively be guaranteed a seat in F...so basically you could buy an F seat masquerading as a Y ticket.
Jan 19, 2019, 1:16 pm
#47
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Why are executives allowed to fly around in corporate jets, while other management is regulated to coach?
Jan 19, 2019, 2:41 pm
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1. Security.
2. Scheduling and efficiency.
3. Work in the air, e.g. handle sensitive calls and papers.
4. Savings (may be cheaper to send a team on the company jet (or NetJets) than multiple tickets.
5. Competetive compensation (why do some have a car & driver and others schlep on the bus?)
Jan 19, 2019, 2:42 pm
#49
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because time is money. The higher up you go the more your time is worth. Being able to breeze in right after a meeting and fly to the closest possible airport and then be out again is worth is worth it for some companies
Jan 19, 2019, 3:11 pm
#50
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my company allows us to book first class (or business class) if the flight is over 3.5 hours and only if we're traveling for client work. No questions asked, never had an issues. we have our own internal travel agent team, they automatically book it for us. its pretty sweet and extremely comfortable. the best part is the flights are all refundable tickets....which makes things very easy when you need to change direction
Jan 20, 2019, 8:10 am
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In the pmCO days as a (gasp!) Silver I was at 99% YBM clearance --at booking--, even for a little while post merger (as a gold then plat before plateauing as 1k)...but as RM has gotten smarter about monetizing the space the inventory, that inventory either isn't there at all or is only opened at the last minute on the battlefield.
Jan 20, 2019, 10:59 am
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In the pmCO days as a (gasp!) Silver I was at 99% YBM clearance --at booking--, even for a little while post merger (as a gold then plat before plateauing as 1k)...but as RM has gotten smarter about monetizing the space the inventory, that inventory either isn't there at all or is only opened at the last minute on the battlefield.
