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Starting June 24th, Continental decided to expand flight benefits to siblings, grand parents, brothers, half brothers, sisters, and mother and father in laws.
They will be entered as pass riders. As it has been, pass riders have been limited only to mother, father, and wife and kids. How's that for shtsandgiggles....its true.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (29Palms @ Jun 13 2009, 10:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>That's a pretty sweet deal.Quote:
Starting June 24th, Continental decided to expand flight benefits to siblings, grand parents, brothers, half brothers, sisters, and mother and father in laws.
They will be entered as pass riders. As it has been, pass riders have been limited only to mother, father, and wife and kids. How's that for shtsandgiggles....its true.[/b]
Personally I would be happy if I could change my companion more than once every 2 years.... (we don't get buddy passes here)
Wow, and I find it difficult only being able to change companions every 6 months!
I wish I could add more family members - or even let parents travel at a cheaper price, usually a commercial ticket is cheaper for dear ol' Mum.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JumboDreaming @ Jun 14 2009, 07:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>Wow 6 months!! I could add someone new every time I do a decent trip http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...#>/biggrin.gif But we get a nosub Y class 4 sector FOC a year, so maybe it evens out http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...DIR#>/wink.gifQuote:
Wow, and I find it difficult only being able to change companions every 6 months!
I wish I could add more family members - or even let parents travel at a cheaper price, usually a commercial ticket is cheaper for dear ol' Mum.[/b]
I know what you mean about the parents. Even for me half the time it is cheaper to buy a ticket than a ZED on QF (especially when the AUD is down on the USD), for parents it's 2.5 times my fare so even worse. That being said, I won some MELLAX qf tix at the xmas party I gotta use soon... they'll be cheap http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...#>/biggrin.gif
Sounds pretty cool, but I think this may be somewhat not so good news to the parents. Now, they gotta compete with mother in laws for instance. It's good for everyone else I suppose.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (29Palms @ Jun 15 2009, 07:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>29Palms ... When CO introduced this facility, did they not assign a priority code to the new eligibles which would place them below employee/spouse?Quote:
Sounds pretty cool, but I think this may be somewhat not so good news to the parents. Now, they gotta compete with mother in laws for instance. It's good for everyone else I suppose.[/b]
With us, we are boarded upon seniority including retirees.
Employees with spouse/domestic partner are an 8A, so top of the pile + 1 companion still an 8A. + 2 companions 8B.
Spouse/Domestic partner on their own 8A.
Spouse/Domestic partner with 1 companion 8B.
Employee + spouse/domestic partner + parents 8A.
BP9 - Star Alliance Carrier = You, soon
Companions without employee - 8C.
BP10 - All OAL
UA recently introduced a facility where we could nominate a ' buddy ' which we can change once a year, but this facility is extended to employees without a spouse/domestic partner. They travel on their own with the same priority as the employee, 8A, but cannot go above C class. With the employee they retain the 8A and all cabins are available.
By and large, I think it's well structured ... the key is always seniority. Mail boy/girl or Manager, if the mail boy/girl has been with the company longer, they are boarded first and in their choice of cabin, if available.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ItalGreco @ Jun 17 2009, 08:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>That I like the sound of http://www.nonrev.net/forums/style_e...DIR#>/cool.gifQuote:
and in their choice of cabin, if available.[/b]
29Palms ... When CO introduced this facility, did they not assign a priority code to the new eligibles which would place them below employee/spouse?
To answer that question.....I REALLY DON'T KNOW YET. I don't know if these riders will be classified different than the current PASS RIDERS such as parents, wife and kids. I'm not familiar with the other airlines way of doing pass classifications buddy riders or pass riders. I guess I will find out more when the time comes. I'll post here when I do find out.
Employee always travels at a higher classification than SPOUSE or PARENTS unless they travel with the employee. Employees are SA3's whereas, if my wife decided to go somewhere alone, she would go as an SA4's. Don't know if this new facility as you say will put them in the same light as wife or parents.
Wow, I would love it if we adopted this policy even if there were restrictions. I know my parents don't use the benefits at all so being able to have my mother-in-law use it would be amazing. Keep us up to date with how things are done.
Well, I heard another story today regarding this new flying thing. I hear that Siblings, Mother/Father in laws, Grandparents, Half Bro or sis, will fly on a REDUCED rate versus what BUDDY PASSES pay. We had a serious increase in buddy pass fares, it like doubled about some months ago. From 50 each domestic way to 100 each domestic way....but I suppose for family members as stated above, they will get the REDUCED fare.
So I'm sure they must be entered in our JA entry to show them as reduced buddy fares or something. Boy did this get all misinterpreted.....but hang on. I'll find out the total scoupe of this thing once it happens soon. Right now, you ask TOM and he gives you his input, then ask DICK and he tells something different, then ask HARRY and you get another story. All these TOM DICKS AND HARRY'S don't know what happened about JACK.