Way to go US Airways
 

This just in:

Us Airways will now begin charging affiliate carriers employees (regional) for non rev benefits.

$75.00 for employees
$50.00 for spouse
$50.00 for each child
$50.00 for parents (for the right to be charged $25.00 each way domesticaly and to canada, $40.00 each way to HI and Mexico, and $100.00 each way internationally.

These are annual fees.

As a regional FO with kids I cannot afford this. What are they thinking? And why is the employee paying more than the rest of the family?
Does anyone know if they are charging US Airways employees?

It's not like flight benefits are even worthwhile any more. Spend another hundred bucks on the airline's website and you at least know you're getting on.

I'm sure they will just start charging you to be an employee soon :rolleyes:

So very true!

we just got this at trans states too! except for the employee is $125!!! what a joke. generating more revenue by charging the very people who keep the revenue moving...who comes up with this stuff?? so very frustrating.

o and its non refundable...so when i get displaced to iad in a few months(where i would not be flying any us air trips) i would lose the "benefits", and not get my $$ back at a prorated amount.

FINALLY!!!!!!After all this time I have finally found a good reason why I went to PSA!!!!!!!!!!:D










(joke)

They always charged employees (and retirees) as well. I don't know for sure how much (I retired) because there's NO WAY I'd nonrev now. My priority is too low (I think even below you guys). As Pilotpip said, it's worthwhile to bite the bullet, pay a (deep-discount) fare, and have a seat "fer sure". If you commute, though, this bites. Why are they doing it? Because they can. If nobody paid it, they'd stop (like the bag fees). Unfortunately, that's not going to happen.

We pay $50 a year a delta...i don't blame them, they don't have to offer anything technically.

They didn't charge at all at airways before?

Heck, if you're domiciled and live at an airport served by other carriers..don't pay it..and just use CASS..You can probably just sign up for the jumpseat on Airways too through CASS and not get charged a cent!

That sucks. If it makes you feel any better, our mainline charges us--and its own employees--$12.50 each way domestic. I pay in three round trips what you'll pay for the year.

<sigh>

I'm sure that's the future. :(