Originally Posted by
careerpilot
I find that hard to believe my father worked for Northwest for 33 years and our benifits are better than theirs. The fee that is charged is minute and I have never had a problem getting on an airplane. After 5 years coach is completely free commuting or personal travel. A lot of guys complain but they have never seen how it is at other carriers. AMR travel privileges is the one thing I would never complain about.
Well, I have seen how it is at one other carrier, and Eagle's travel bennies suck in comparison. The mileage fee isn't bad unless you're a commuter doing four legs and 4000 miles a week, and then it starts to get expensive.
It wouldn't be bad if they didn't train their gate agents to specifically NOT give you jumpseat passes (which are free), but they do, and gate agents that are willing to break that policy are rare. Go AMR! Way to squeeze a little more money out of your employees.