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06-20-2008 | 06:43 AM

AAL763

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Pilot vacationing

Hello,
I was just wondering if when a pilot goes on vacation with his family, does he get to ride in first class with his family on his airline for free? Or what is probably the case, do they get put in the cheapest seats possible?

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06-20-2008 | 07:53 AM

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the fact of the matter is you'll be lucky to get a seat.

06-20-2008 | 08:13 AM

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Pilots that can afford vacations are becoming a thing of the past the travel "benefit".

06-20-2008 | 11:44 AM

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Airline employees and their immediate families can generally travel for free or a small fee on a standby basis. The fee for first class may be higher depending on the airline. The type of seat you get totally depends on what's available...you might get split up in coach, you might get to sit together, you might get first class, or you might not get on at all.

You can control this to some degree by planning to travel off-peak season. If I go overseas I go in Feb or early Nov, and I often will pick a destination based on availalability of first class (trip's a lot easir that way).

06-20-2008 | 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by AAL763

The pilot can ride shotgun, but they put the family w/ the luggage.

Actually- I have no idea...just trying to get my posts higher. Good question though- I wonder myself.