Pass Privledges Furloughed Pilots

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01-10-2006, 02:07 PM

Fly4hire

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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.

01-10-2006, 06:19 PM

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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.

01-11-2006, 04:18 AM

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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?

01-13-2006, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Fly4hire

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

Thanks.

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.

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