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Old 08-25-2016 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by JonSnow
What are the international travel benefits with SkyWest?
Depends on base and equipment.

All CRJ pilots pretty much get Delta and United with the ability to upgrade to first and business. Some pilots get American, no upgrades. Delta limits you to 6 ocean crossings a year. Flying to South America is not an ocean crossing.

Also, ZED agreements with 60+ companies. Jumpseat agreements with 50+ companies, some allow flowback international travel (including some Canadian companies and Air Jamaica), some only allow domestic jumpseating.
Old 08-25-2016 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by zondaracer
Depends on base and equipment.

All CRJ pilots pretty much get Delta and United with the ability to upgrade to first and business. Some pilots get American, no upgrades. Delta limits you to 6 ocean crossings a year. Flying to South America is not an ocean crossing.

Also, ZED agreements with 60+ companies. Jumpseat agreements with 50+ companies, some allow flowback international travel (including some Canadian companies and Air Jamaica), some only allow domestic jumpseating.
United benefits, I might add, are useless. Useless.
Old 08-25-2016 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbosina
United benefits, I might add, are useless. Useless.
My wife and I just went business class and back to Amsterdam but you're right domestically the loads look pretty awful.
Old 08-25-2016 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Sambeaux
My wife and I just went business class and back to Amsterdam but you're right domestically the loads look pretty awful.
Would've been free on delta (dep taxes in ams). I think that's what he means.
Old 08-25-2016 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by zondaracer
Depends on base and equipment.

All CRJ pilots pretty much get Delta and United with the ability to upgrade to first and business. Some pilots get American, no upgrades. Delta limits you to 6 ocean crossings a year. Flying to South America is not an ocean crossing.

Also, ZED agreements with 60+ companies. Jumpseat agreements with 50+ companies, some allow flowback international travel (including some Canadian companies and Air Jamaica), some only allow domestic jumpseating.
I tried searching and googling. What is flow back intl travel?
Old 08-25-2016 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by elmetal
Would've been free on delta (dep taxes in ams). I think that's what he means.
Yea you're right we did have to pay for the upgrade but it was definitely worth it. Since they swapped me over to the ERJ side I lost my delta bennies.
Old 08-25-2016 | 10:27 PM
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The one nice thing about united intl is that although the upgrade costs money, it is far superior service, and almost always open since no one wants to pay for it
Old 08-26-2016 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Sambeaux
I tried searching and googling. What is flow back intl travel?
On international flights you cannot sit in the actual jumpseat. Flowback means that if there is a seat in the back, you can ride in it.

So, for example, we have jumpseat agreement with Air Canada And you can ride in the passenger cabin if a seat is available, but you cannot ever ride in the actual jumpseat on their aircraft.

Our agreement with American, however, is domestic only, but you can ride in the actual jumpseat or an available passenger seat. Some carriers extend jumpseat privileges to international travel and some don't.
Old 08-26-2016 | 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by elmetal
Would've been free on delta (dep taxes in ams). I think that's what he means.
Yup....

That, and the only reason I even bother trying to nonrev on UAL is because I always have the possibility of sitting in the actual. Which is usually how I wind up going anywhere on UAL. I don't even try to commute on my own metal (OO) if it's a -200...
Old 08-26-2016 | 06:45 AM
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While we're on the subject of flight benefits. I've been looking through the travel manual and the delta section says that travel companions travel at a yield fare cost. Anyone care to explain what that is?
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