Originally Posted by
intrepidcv11
It also allows everyone including relative new hires to ride in Business or Global First for $0. I'm sure that's not a big deal to JUMBO pilot like you, but when I was making 25K at Express that sure helped. Over the years, my wife and I have traveled a lot of the world in comfort thanks to the vacation pass program. Sorry it doesn't work for you in your life Staller.
I wish I knew who Staller was or what he did to scare you so bad.
Ok Slick, it has nothing to do with the cost or class or no class of service. It's about who should get on an airplane. The "vacation pass" has been abused by commuters on both sides of the airline/issue. As far as cost go, over 25 years there is no charge for either class of service. Why don't you lobby for "no charge" for all employees, regardless of years of service, instead of trying to justify a system that was designed to be a rewards system.
You must have been one of the people that opposed retiree's from getting DOH for boarding priority. Guess what, they get enough vacation passes that allows them to board at a higher priority than most of the active employees. You should work on a system that's fair for all instead of justifying a system that tries to limit. You'd be a lot happier and you and your wife could travel more.