Pass Privledges Furloughed Pilots
 

Anyone at UAL, U, DAL please let me know what pass privledges you have for your furloughed pilots, costs, duration, limitations.

Thanks.

Passes continue
 

When you are furloughed from an airline, you typically continue to receive pass benefits for a certain amount of time. I knew of flight attendent who was furloughed from TWA, now American, in 2003, and her pass benefits ran out this year. I was also on a flight from DEN-SFO and was sitting next to a furloughed United pilot in first class. He obviously still gets pass benefits with the same boarding priority (BP-8A), and that means you must only pay the small service charge (About 1 penny a mile for coach).

Not sure how this changes from airline to airline, but I am sure that at United and American, you get the same pass benefits you would if you were still employeed.

At United, furloughees had pass priviliges until Jan 06. They still allow some passes for military going to and from duty.

Are you asking so you can negotiate?

At U the furloughed pilots have kept their privileges. Not sure what priority. The company sends a 1099 for the year if you use the benefit. Again, not sure how that works, whether they send a 1099 for the full cost of a coach ticket or something else. Now that U and AWA are merging this will be re-negotiated, but I believe it is still valid on all U flights.


TP