Hola Mrs767er,

Thank you for all of the insight and wisdom you have shared with me. I really do appreciate it. My kids are ages 14, 13 and 10.

Can you tell me what a load is and why that needs to be taken into consideration during planning? Also, and I apologize if this sounds ridiculous but when folks on this board mention Plan B, C, D, etc., do they mean buying tickets for alternate routes? If so, what would be the point of flying non-rev? If that is not what they mean, can you tell me what they do mean?

Also, can people fly non-rev on carriers they do not work for? At some point in the kids lives I would love to have them fly first class. Is there an art form on how to ask for an upgrade?

Thank you so much for your help.

LiS03