<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nick @ Nov 26 2008, 03:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>
OK now i&#39;m curious! Why did you go LAX-MEL-HKG-MNL? We (CX) have an agreement with you, and you could have gone LAX-HKG-MNL or SFO-HKG-MNL which would have saved some time and money? Or were we full?

I&#39;ve found KLM is another airline that upgrades staff, which was nice.

FYI, here in Australia we don&#39;t wear our IDs when we non rev, it probably helps you less than more and i think it is against most guidelines. The airlines really don&#39;t like people knowing we are non revs and it causes a lot of questions from pax etc etc. Also regarding QF, i am pretty sure they recently installed new check-in software system that makes it near impossible for anyone to upgrade anyone unless it is system generated, and also creates strict rules for check in time cut offs etc.

I&#39;ve never flown DL or NW but I have heard DL are very liberal in their upgrades. I have a friend at CX who used to work for them and he said they were always listed in first/business rather than economy/coach. Shame we only have an ID90 agreement with them, so i doubt i&#39;ll ever use it.

Another curiosity... if you are on the ramp how would you be in the position to upgrade/not upgrade staff? Unless you multi-function? [/b]
I flew that routing as somewhat of a &#39;detour&#39; - just to fly the A380! It flies from LAX-MEL on Mondays and LAX-SYD on Fridays, so I wanted to make my maiden flight on the new Airbus. I had back-ups with you (CX) just in case. Actually, from HKG-MNL on CX, it was "fully booked", according to the CX agents in HKG. Rather or not if &#39;Seatcounter&#39; is very accurate, I looked up the flight (since wifi is now free in the HKG terminal) and it was all "0"&#39;s, so they were probably right. Here in the States, it is very uncommon for airline personnel to NOT be wearing their airline ID. Different cultures/different ideas. To me, it is also a courtesy to the FA&#39;s if we identify ourselves as non-revs - we are all family in a sense.
Yes, we do it all...ticket counter/ramp/ops.... It&#39;s not bad as it seems...unless one is stuck on the morning shifts!
We&#39;re going back to Sydney next month (hoping the flight loads still look really good) on QF for NYE! I&#39;ll probably get back-ups on Air Canada and/or Air Tahiti Nui just in case.
I&#39;ve flown CX as a paying pax and they were a very, very good airline. I have flown on Singapore and Asiana as well....all of them have been outstanding and would definitely fly any of them again...I just wish the ID-75 we have with Singapore was a ZED!