Would like to Non-Rev for 1st time

**MRSDS1DONNA** · 08-Jan-2008, 10:13 AM

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Wow! Thank you EVERYONE for all of the information! I should have said earlier that I am brand spankin' new with US Airways. Actually, orientation starts this week and if anyone has ANY pointers at all on the best way to memorize airport names and codes.....I will send you holiday cards forever

So I don't know if I have access to check flight loads, at least not yet anyway. I do have one question which has really caught my attention. Does ID90 or ID80 (seen various forms) really mean 90% off the base fare, or does it mean 10% or 20% off."

A ZED fare is an agreed upon fare based on the mileage flown and may be accepted by any airline that you have a ZED agreement with. An example would be: you are flying from PHX to LHR and you purchase a ZED ticket with BA but they don't have any seats. You can take the same ticket (without reissuing it) over to AA and fly if they have seats. Generally less money and more flexible.

An ID90 is a ticket that is sold at 10% of the FULL FARE for particular airline. It is generally not transferrable to another airline so if BA didn't have seats, you would need to pull out your handy-dandy back up tickets (purchased separately) for AA in order to board. I have found that OAL domestic flights are generally less expensive with airlines that you have a service charge agreement with (a set amount plus tax regardless of distance such as AS where US has a $25 ow agreement) but ZED is the best for international travel.

As to those airport codes, well, you remember them the same way you get to Carnegie Hall - practice, practice, practice!

I feel for you, I really do. I remember when we still flew to Russia and could barely pronounce the city names much less remember the codes and you have a lot more destinations than we do. You know it's sinking in when you start dreaming about them. I think I did that for months after I was hired!

**imon32red** · 12-Jan-2008, 01:11 PM

Welcome to nonrevving. As far as traveling over a holiday weekend it can be very risky. Especially if you don't have very much seniority. I wouldn't throw out all of your plans just yet though. Usually if you travel on the holiday, ie. Christmas or new Years, you can get where ever you want to even though you might not make it a couple of days prior or following a holiday. Another thing to consider international. It won't be Presidents Day in Europe. You will probably have a better chance flying Business class to Rome then you will flying coach to Florida or a ski destination.

As it has been suggested plan for an extra day or two if you can. On top of this I always find coworkers who are willing to pick up for me if I get stuck and I in turn do the same for them. You never know when weather is going to strike and problems on the East Coast can create Problems on the West Coast.

As it has been suggested always research what other options you may have in case plan A fails. Zed fares on other carriers are great but in some instances an ID90 could save you quite a bit. You need to become very familiar with your carriers ticketing agreements with other airlines. Always do this before you leave.

There are a lot of people in this industry who will tell you that what you want to do cannot be done. I took 11 people to Hawaii in November. The return flights were full and everyone thought I was nuts. Our trip was to be 10 days long and then I planned an extra four days off just in case we didn't make it. I took 3 home early and then the day we planned to come home I put my wife and 2 of my kids on a nonstop flight home on another carrier. The rest of us flew with no problem on Continental on the flights we preferred.

Anyways have fun with it and don't let one bad experience put a damper on your travels.

**nonrev1** · 14-Jan-2008, 08:09 AM

Hey,

I just wanted to say thank you to each person whose taken the time to participate in this thread. Your taking the time to help someone new to the process illustrates what a welcoming community we are. I love that. I've been in a few tech forums and if you're a newbie trying to learn something, you're ignored or completely snubbed. In my book the only stupid question is the one not asked.

Nice job! Thanks again!

**Migflanker** · 14-Jan-2008, 11:10 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (imon32red @ Jan 12 2008, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I took 11 people to Hawaii in November. The return flights were full and everyone thought I was nuts. Our trip was to be 10 days long and then I planned an extra four days off just in case we didn't make it. I took 3 home early and then the day we planned to come home I put my wife and 2 of my kids on a nonstop flight home on another carrier. The rest of us flew with no problem on Continental on the flights we preferred.[/b]

Wait wait wait, 11 nonrevs traveling from Hawaii and no one was bumped, nobody slept in the terminal; I want your lucky charm.

**LifeisShort03** · 14-Jan-2008, 07:13 PM

Hello Everyone,

I started my training as a pt CSA with US Airways today and I shared this url with all of my fellow classmates.

I told them how helpful everyone has been and continues to be!

Thank u again!

LiS03

**scoop** · 16-Jan-2008, 01:07 AM

Once more with feeling:

I note that you have just joined us at US Airways and are in training. Welcome aboard. I've been treading the America West/US Airways grapes for four years. A great job. A great company. Great colleagues. And let's not even mention the benefits.

Anyway, you are in training so you will learn the following in the fullness of time. You will be given access to a computer website called the Employee Travel Center. You can access it from home or from computers at the airport in the break rooms. The ETC will allow you to check loads on all US Airways flights, list yourself and dependents and check yourself in for a flight up to 12 hours before departure. It is a wonderful thing. Let me know if you need any help of info on how to use it. But your trainers will give you the skinny.

When you fly ZED (zonal employee discount) on another airline, you are dependent upon that airline's reservations people or friends on this board for the passenger loads, known in airline shorthand as PBTs -- passenger boarding totals. But you can buy ZED fares at the airport by using the US Airways computer systems. You also can get refunds if you do not use the ZED tickets. Again, your trainer will tell you all about this.

Again, best of luck. And welcome aboard.

**samzaidi** · 16-Jan-2008, 08:15 PM

"There are a lot of people in this industry who will tell you that what you want to do cannot be done. I took 11 people to Hawaii in November. The return flights were full and everyone thought I was nuts. Our trip was to be 10 days long and then I planned an extra four days off just in case we didn't make it. I took 3 home early and then the day we planned to come home I put my wife and 2 of my kids on a nonstop flight home on another carrier. The rest of us flew with no problem on Continental on the flights we preferred."

That's quite an accomplishment, I wish I could make it out of Hawaii myself in November....... 11 is just wishful thinking

**LifeisShort03** · 16-Jan-2008, 09:42 PM

Hi Scoop,

Thank you for the useful information. The Trainer is right on point and I am learning alot. People are very friendly and helpful. The BENEFITS are simply out of this world.
Also, this board is like a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

I hope to be around for quite a while

)

May I contact you if I have other question?

LiS03

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