Comments on: Do you get free airfare if your an employee of an airline? http://www.edenburgh.org/2009/09/do-you-get-free-airfare-if-your-an-employee-of-an-airline/ Your England travel guides Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:49:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Vic http://www.edenburgh.org/2009/09/do-you-get-free-airfare-if-your-an-employee-of-an-airline/#comment-643 Vic Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:12:59 +0000 http://edenburgh.org/?p=152#comment-643 They do get cheaper prices and the seats that are going empty are given to them for free or for very low price. They do get cheaper prices and the seats that are going empty are given to them for free or for very low price.

]]> By: Jon http://www.edenburgh.org/2009/09/do-you-get-free-airfare-if-your-an-employee-of-an-airline/#comment-642 Jon Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:19:35 +0000 http://edenburgh.org/?p=152#comment-642 At the airline that I worked for, employee, spouse, and kids got unlimited travel, for free, if seats were available. We were not charged any taxes for domestic flights, but for foreign flights, the airline did make us pay the foreign taxes. My wife and I went to Canada and the Bahamas, and paid like $25 each for our tickets (round trip). Another important gotcha is that if you went on a trip somewhere, and the flight back was full so you ended up having to be there an extra day, that was NOT a valid excuse for missing work, and would be an unexcused absence. We also got a certain number of "buddy passes" per year that we could give to our friends, and once the CEO gave every employee a regular non-standby domestic ticket for free. At the airline my dad worked for, they got a certain number of tickets each year, for employee/spouse/kids/friends. Standby. The employee didn't have to pay for the ticket, but if one got used, and say that flight would cost you or I $400, they reported to the IRS that the employee received a $400 bonus, so they'd have to pay income tax on that money. At the airline that I worked for, employee, spouse, and kids got unlimited travel, for free, if seats were available. We were not charged any taxes for domestic flights, but for foreign flights, the airline did make us pay the foreign taxes. My wife and I went to Canada and the Bahamas, and paid like $25 each for our tickets (round trip). Another important gotcha is that if you went on a trip somewhere, and the flight back was full so you ended up having to be there an extra day, that was NOT a valid excuse for missing work, and would be an unexcused absence. We also got a certain number of “buddy passes” per year that we could give to our friends, and once the CEO gave every employee a regular non-standby domestic ticket for free.

At the airline my dad worked for, they got a certain number of tickets each year, for employee/spouse/kids/friends. Standby. The employee didn’t have to pay for the ticket, but if one got used, and say that flight would cost you or I $400, they reported to the IRS that the employee received a $400 bonus, so they’d have to pay income tax on that money.

]]> By: potatochip http://www.edenburgh.org/2009/09/do-you-get-free-airfare-if-your-an-employee-of-an-airline/#comment-641 potatochip Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:26:35 +0000 http://edenburgh.org/?p=152#comment-641 You do get free travel for you and your immediate family but that is assuming there are available seats. Employees and those having buddy passes are boarded last and can be bumped off a flight if someone buys a ticket at the last minute. You do get free travel for you and your immediate family but that is assuming there are available seats. Employees and those having buddy passes are boarded last and can be bumped off a flight if someone buys a ticket at the last minute.

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