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Old 12-10-2025 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by MrBogardi
There’s no way to stop it and I wouldn’t spend any energy trying to. It’s cringe when I see those posts. $100 to pick up my trip (that pays $3,000). What are we flight attendants? It’s unprofessional to accept money from someone to take their flying.
I was leaving on a long-term military deployment shortly after new years. I wanted to spend xmas with my two year old child before I left. The young guy who picked up my xmas four day had four little kids and he said he needed the money to pay for his family holiday (yes SLC base). While were both regional FO's, I was going to be on tax-free combat pay for one year+ so money wasn't an issue.

Seemed like a win/win. How is that anyone else's business? Especially since this is the opposite of the vacay situation... I didn't specifically bid for a xmas trip in hopes of having to pay to get rid of it

And it was more than $100, even way back then.
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