Thread: For DL/NW employees and retirees

Depends - I mean - MORE FLIGHTS!!!

Jumper, does NW treat their retirees better when travelling than Delta does? I mean, as a reward for my years of service, I got dropped down one priority level when I retired. Now, I'll admit I knew this was coming, BUT, it's getting harder and harder to travel as a non-rev, nowadays, with all the last minute upgrades and ticket sale on the internet. I know I have more time available to travel, but I'd just as soon not spend it sitting at the airport.

Maybe if this thing comes off, the non-rev rules might get improved.

You do get tagged as 5R, but I've seen a lot of retirees get put on before 'other' non revs (and in better seats) It really does seem to depend on the gate agent. Today I checked in at the gate, saw the GA was stressed and a tad pissy, (then I found out that the flight had been delayed due to mechanical) so I went and sat down and shut up (like a good girl), and even kept away when they called everyone else up for seat assignments. By this point I was pretty resigned to waiting for the next flight, but I kept 'still'.

More people called, I stay put.

Next thing I know, they are calling for boarding, and I was thinking "Yep, looks like I'm going to enjoy the hospitality of MSP a bit longer"...

Then to my surprise, at the last minute I get called up - Exit row!!! *score*!!! And I'm almost certain that some of my fellow non rev's those that wouldn't take 'hold on' as a real "hold on" were going to be on that 11:30 am trip (I did see one guy stuffed in the back middle...)

It's official, Delta and Northwest merge. New global airline

I for one welcome our new Overlords!

Say What?

Pass travel on NW is FREE in coach for employees - less than 40$ odd if you get into FC. I've never heard of any additional Pass charges (they USED to have a 50$ fee but that's long been abolished).

As for OA employees - yep, we're good about accepting Zed passes.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumper @ Apr 15 2008, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Say What?

Pass travel on NW is FREE in coach for employees - less than 40$ odd if you get into FC. I&#39;ve never heard of any additional Pass charges (they USED to have a 50$ fee but that&#39;s long been abolished).

As for OA employees - yep, we&#39;re good about accepting Zed passes.[/b]

Jumper, tell me all you can, please

So, for NW, free domestic coach, and international coach is free but you pay international taxes? $40 bucks for FC, is that per segment? per flight day? per trip? Does international F cost more? Are there seperate lists for Y and F? What if you list for Y and the only seat left is F, must you still pay, would you even have the chance or does the seat go empty??

On DL, we pay $50 bucks once per year to activate our account. Aside from that, every mile the employee, spouse, dependents fly is free, whether in First/BizElite or in the back. International we pay taxes, and parents/non-dependents pay yield fare. You get the same benefits on all connection carriers, with a lower boarding priority than employees of said connection carrier.

Thanks.