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The airport managers in Bismarck and Idaho Falls that decided no discounts on coffee for airlines.

$3.35 for a styrofoam cup of Farmer’s Brothers coffee in Bismarck or $3 for a pour it yourself cup from a Keureg in Idaho Falls is not ok.

My brother-in-law (who used to travel extensively for work) once asked me why airline people "expect to live their life 10% off". I didn't have a good answer for him. But I like the discounts!

NeverHome

11-14-2018 06:55 AM

Im impressed that anyone is complaining about the coffee rates in IDA and BIS when the runways are under construction (BIS) or the runways magically change overnight with a rediculous ODP (IDA).

badflaps

11-14-2018 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy (Post 2708083)

My brother-in-law (who used to travel extensively for work) once asked me why airline people "expect to live their life 10% off". I didn't have a good answer for him. But I like the discounts!

For the same reason he jams himself into a 17" wide seat for 29.99 less.:D

captjns

11-14-2018 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy (Post 2708083)

My brother-in-law (who used to travel extensively for work) once asked me why airline people "expect to live their life 10% off". I didn't have a good answer for him. But I like the discounts!

Its call multi wealth accumulation programs.

Part of the discount is deposited into the tip jar, and part of the discount is deposited into my tip jar at home:D.

Nah... I put the entire amount into the tip jar.

ExAF	11-14-2018 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy (Post 2708083)

My brother-in-law (who used to travel extensively for work) once asked me why airline people "expect to live their life 10% off". I didn't have a good answer for him. But I like the discounts!

Because we don't have a corporate expense account to cover it????:eek::p:D

Adlerdriver

11-14-2018 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ExAF (Post 2708198)

Because we don't have a corporate expense account to cover it????:eek::p:D

$50-70+ per day in per diem? I like the discounts too, don't get me wrong. But it's not like we're totally on our own dime for every layover.

PotatoChip

11-14-2018 03:49 PM

Because the 50% of us that didn’t come up through the military came up through $12,000 flying jobs only to be blessed with a $22,000 regional airline job. Cheapness is survival.

CanWeGetTheLeft

11-14-2018 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by WhaleSurfing (Post 2707986)

Ironically from the guy with over 4,500 posts. And yes, I counted. That's about one post every single day for the 12 years you've been on APC

Ironic that you stopped using exclamation points! And ellipsis...

snackysmores

11-15-2018 05:39 PM

If you're taxiing on 16L (closed for construction) in SEA can we keep the strobes off at night please? Thanks.

climb

11-16-2018 11:01 AM

Maybe air Canada was scheduled to arrive soon and the guy was trying to help them out.?