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01-01-2025 | 11:01 AM

#81

JFS 3

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Originally Posted by AF OneWire

Do NOT change jobs for the “non rev benefits”. Maybe they will be useful when I retire, but going anywhere with kids/school schedule is impossible.

I agree with your sentiment about not changing jobs for that benefit, but I nonrev with spouse and two children all the time. I think we've maybe had to flex to a backup one time? Never had to bite the bullet and pay for tickets.

01-01-2025 | 01:20 PM

#82

John Carr

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Originally Posted by 11atsomto

Ive gotten trolled for this but it is very important to remember UNITED is an AIRLINE, FedEx is a global logistics and supply chain company that utilizes Air Transport as part of thier Business model.

Meh, that's kind of a break from the description of old, especially as it relates to a difference between the freight carriers;

UPS, a trucking company that uses airplanes to help move thier packages.

FedEX, and AIRLINE that also uses trucks to help get their packages where they need to go.

01-01-2025 | 01:22 PM

#83

Furloughedboi

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Originally Posted by JFS 3

depends where you’re going. With two small kids, non-revving is impossible unless we just go with open flight loads. If we’re trying to get to a specific place, we have to buy tickets.

when it was just the wife and I we never bought a ticket. Kids under 5 need to be with an adult I’m pretty sure and they also can’t be upgraded to first or Polaris

01-01-2025 | 02:58 PM

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BurritoBeach

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Originally Posted by Furloughedboi

Correct. Kids can fly in Polaris with parent/adult starting at 15 and on their own at 18.

01-01-2025 | 03:17 PM

#85

VacancyBid

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Originally Posted by BurritoBeach

Correct. Kids can fly in Polaris with parent/adult starting at 15 and on their own at 18.

Kids can go up front at 6 or 8 or something. Definitely single digits

01-01-2025 | 03:42 PM

#86

CLazarus

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Originally Posted by VacancyBid

Kids can go up front at 6 or 8 or something. Definitely single digits

8 as of five years ago.

01-01-2025 | 03:50 PM

#87

JoePatroni

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Joined: May 2009

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Originally Posted by VacancyBid

Kids can go up front at 6 or 8 or something. Definitely single digits

Age eight.

01-01-2025 | 04:51 PM

#88

at6d

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From: B737 Left Seat

Just remember that most 121 passenger folks can non-rev on the other carriers too. I nonrev a lot on UAL as a WN guy. Non-rev benefits are great until your kids age out. At that point, you can afford the tickets!