|
Originally Posted by RockyBoy
(Post 919774)
If you work both do you get entered twice?
|
Aggressive holiday pay is something I would like to see in this business. Too many airlines simply ferry airplanes out of the bases during the holidays resulting in long, unproductive, hotel sits.
|
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 920040)
Aggressive holiday pay is something I would like to see in this business. Too many airlines simply ferry airplanes out of the bases during the holidays resulting in long, unproductive, hotel sits.
|
Originally Posted by Columbia
(Post 920108)
I believe WN pays a Holiday premium, not sure about others.
At AirTran there is a Holiday Happiness Officer (HHO). It is pronounced "HO". The HO is on duty 24 hours a day during the Holiday travel season. The HO wears a 'cornrowed' Santa beard and is armed with a Wiffle Bat. It is similar to a small baseball bat, however it is made of plastic and hollow. The Ho, armed with the Wiffle Bat enters the cockpit silently during turns in Atlanta. Without warning he cracks both Captain and First Officer across the face. The HO then quietly retreats from the cockpit before the crew can recover. As the 'HO' passes the shocked flight attendants he mutters ..... "Merry ********n Christmas". It is meant to demean .. Not to injure. Merry Christmas :) |
Originally Posted by Jabberwock
(Post 919806)
Best I've ever seen was the year ASA handed out frozen Turkeys. Yes, the morons gave working crew members frozen birds. Pilots pretty much passed the opportunity to carry a Turkey around for four days. Flight Attendants latched on to these things like they were precious family heirlooms. Some carried two or three. The carcasses rode around in RJ and ATR overhead bins dripping on passengers' heads until they were soggy, moldy, mush.
Nice gesture from management who had absolutely no clue about what their employees did for a living. Kudos to Delta for creatively thinking of something the working stiffs might actually be able to use. |
FWIW (jackS):
FedEx: Up to 50 USD (international layovers, I dont know the $$ amount for domestic) and on the company credit card for Christmas dinner which can be used 24th or 25th (26th too I believe but I havent read the details this year). |
Originally Posted by RCD73
(Post 920179)
At AirTran there is a Holiday Happiness Officer (HHO). It is pronounced "HO". The HO is on duty 24 hours a day during the Holiday travel season.
The HO wears a 'cornrowed' Santa beard and is armed with a Wiffle Bat. It is similar to a small baseball bat, however it is made of plastic and hollow. The Ho, armed with the Wiffle Bat enters the cockpit silently during turns in Atlanta. Without warning he cracks both Captain and First Officer across the face. The HO then quietly retreats from the cockpit before the crew can recover. As the 'HO' passes the shocked flight attendants he mutters ..... "Merry ********n Christmas". It is meant to demean .. Not to injure. Merry Christmas :) You just made me spew all over my laptop! Well done, lad! On a serious note, NWA Flt Ops provided very nice Thanksgiving and Christmas Day meals to working crews for a couple of years. Turkey and trimmings on a F/C tray along with a note from Tim Rainey, the VP of Flt Ops. They discontinued it after a few dozen pilots and F/A's sent nasty letters, telling him to "Keep the meal and give me more money!" |
Originally Posted by Bucking Bar
(Post 920040)
Aggressive holiday pay is something I would like to see in this business. Too many airlines simply ferry airplanes out of the bases during the holidays resulting in long, unproductive, hotel sits.
|
Well nothing says thank you like a little christmas bonus money. i'll feed myself!
|
Originally Posted by RCD73
(Post 920179)
At AirTran there is a Holiday Happiness Officer (HHO). It is pronounced "HO". The HO is on duty 24 hours a day during the Holiday travel season.
The HO wears a 'cornrowed' Santa beard and is armed with a Wiffle Bat. It is similar to a small baseball bat, however it is made of plastic and hollow. The Ho, armed with the Wiffle Bat enters the cockpit silently during turns in Atlanta. Without warning he cracks both Captain and First Officer across the face. The HO then quietly retreats from the cockpit before the crew can recover. As the 'HO' passes the shocked flight attendants he mutters ..... "Merry ********n Christmas". It is meant to demean .. Not to injure. Merry Christmas :) You forget to mention the brown paper bags that he leaves in the pit with the expired cabin snacks in them......ho ho ho |
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:28 PM. |
Website Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands