Originally Posted by
Rama
They don't provide tickets because that is an easy free flight to Hawaii. You are always welcome on the jumpseat. If you don't want to that's fine.
That's great, but I am furloughed from a 121 carrier. When your feeding a family of 4 living on unemployment. Buying a ticket to an interview for a job that if you get you might not start class 12 months later, is tough to budget. Even a buddy pass to HNL is in the 400 range.
I know of several HAL pilots were furloughed, many years back, who were given tickets to interview on the mainland.