Originally Posted by
PotatoChip
When I was single, way back in the 2000’s, and a lowly regional FO, I nonrevved all over the world. In one year I calculated that my nonrev tickets valued about $40,000. (I went to several international locations in FC, including Australia). That’s more money than I made that year, gross.
It’s a huge benefit. Maybe not to everyone, but definitely to some. I still use nonrev benefits with my family. I don’t nonrev during the middle of summer, I plan accordingly. I just went to the UK for a week, nonrev, for free. There were over 100 seats open. It’s a great benefit. I’m not ashamed of saving $1,000 plus. I paid $12 for a bag of chocolates for the FAs. It was a good trade.
I don’t commute anymore, because commuting sucks. And believe it or not, even commuting is a privilege.
And that is absolutely awesome.
But not the same as someone buying multi thousand dollar tickets to Disney World for specific dates, then skimping on plane tickets and being mad when they don’t make the nonrev cut with their family. Nonrevving has NEVER been a guaranteed seat; plan accordingly.