Originally Posted by
Whiskey4
AA would never agree to A1 due to the effect on revenue management. As a side item, APA would probably throw a fit about regional pilots getting “must rides” for commuting.
A12 is the standard business travel pass for employees who travel for work. You are commuting...not deadheading. A12 is the appropriate pass classification for this travel purpose (actually, non-rev is normal so this would be considered a perk).
Of the many things people can complain about, I’m not sure this is one of them.
My comments weren't meant to be a complaint about the addition of A12. That of course is an improvement even as standby. I just wanted to point out that if we're still just doing A12 via HIGO like I was told to do when I did Home Based TDY, then it's not really positive space. Someone earlier in the thread pointed out there can be another way to book it where you can see which flights you can book positive space through the Travel Planner but that was not presented as an option to me back then. Hopefully it will be in the future.