Damn, this sucks. $75 is like one day's worth of work for me, and the paychecks have been tight as it is because the lines have been scaled back.
Originally Posted by
andy171773
We pay $50 a year a delta...i don't blame them, they don't have to offer anything technically.
They didn't charge at all at airways before?
Heck, if you're domiciled and live at an airport served by other carriers..don't pay it..and just use CASS..You can probably just sign up for the jumpseat on Airways too through CASS and not get charged a cent!
It was completely free for domestic and pay only taxes for intl.
I disgree with you that they don't HAVE to offer anything. It is an obvious benefit associated with working for an airline. Most if not all companies offer a discount or deal on their services/producs to their own employees. That is part of the COMPENSATION PACKAGE. They don't do this out of the goodness of their hearts, but to attract and retain employees. If they didn't offer anything, many, many, MANY rampers/gate agents/flight attendants would not be putting up with their BS work for $8/hr. (I don't put pilots in the group because for most of us, the primary purpose of working for an airline versus any other kind of company is not the travel benefits like it is for other types of airline employees.) Heck, many of us have to travel to work (commuters) so in a way you're charging employees to come to work.
Maybe they are doing this because they know people aren't likely to quit in this economy even if their work benefits are eroding.
I have a feeling that some guys will chime in and say that we should feel so lucky that we haven't gotten charged until now, esp. because other airlines have crappy nonrev fee policies. But like I said... travel benefits is part of the compensation package for the work you do.
As far as CASS well I'm thinking about that situation too... but I primarily use US Air for commuting... and I'm wondering, if it would really be possible to bypass the nonrev fee by jumpseating instead. I remember for Delta... some of the ASA guys were saying on another thread that the computer system/gate agents wouldn't let them jumpseat (even on their own aircraft) if they hadn't paid the annual nonrev fee. I wonder if we're going to have something like that also, or we'd get locked out of The Hub if we don't pay the nonrev fee (therefore won't be able to look up loads). If that were the case, I'd be forced to pay up since I have no choice but to commute.
Originally Posted by
flyinaway411
generating more revenue by charging the very people who keep the revenue moving...who comes up with this stuff?? so very frustrating.
exactly!!
