Mesa pass travel

[ratherbeflyen]

I was in the travel office today and saw that CO no longer has an agreement with mesa for pass travel. The agent working there said we could no longer get ID90's (or similar) for our family with them. She didn't know if we still had jumpseat privileges with them or not. Anyone know the story here? Did anyone else lose mesa travel privilages? I dont know who broke the agreement, Continental or Mesa? Did mesa management spawn this to make there employees QOL worse?

 

[cwebster2]

cal has a history with JO, though there is probably more to it than that.

i did check on coair and effective 8/14 the pass travel agreement was cancelled, doesnt say why of course or who initiated it.

 

[islandhopper]

I was in the travel office today and saw that CO no longer has an agreement with mesa for pass travel. The agent working there said we could no longer get ID90's (or similar) for our family with them. She didn't know if we still had jumpseat privileges with them or not. Anyone know the story here? Did anyone else lose mesa travel privilages? I dont know who broke the agreement, Continental or Mesa? Did mesa management spawn this to make there employees QOL worse?

can you see if Mesa employees still can buy ID90's on Hawaiian or Aloha?

 

[ratherbeflyen]

can you see if Mesa employees still can buy ID90's on Hawaiian or Aloha?

No, I'm with XJT.

 

[ratherbeflyen]

No one knows the story why continental/express jet employees cant pass ride on mesa anymore?

 

[stall022]

i know Freedom was having some trouble with CASS on continental a few weeks ago due to this:

Southwest (WN) - F8 is not loaded into the WN CASS database yet. When a F8 pilot asks a WN gate agent to use CASS, the WN gate agent pulls up a list of carriers. 'Freedom Airlines' is listed as a non-CASS approved carrier, because the airline that the gate agent is seeing is not F8, but rather WN13, the Freedom Airlines that operates in Asia.

Continental (CO) – F8 may be having the same problem as they are with Southwest, and we are working with CO to get it fixed ASAP. The end result is F8 pilots are being denied access to both flightdeck and cabin seats on CO, despite CO allowing F8 unlimited cabin access prior to CASS.


this was an august 1st update so i don't know if the problem has been fixed yet..

the mesa pass bureau is pretty slow updating anything. the last list we have is from october 2004. asfar as i know the jumpseat is still available.

 

[Poahi]

Can't pass ride on CO or HA. As far as I know, MAG employees can still buy a pass on AQ.

 

[Soverytired]

Can't pass ride on CO or HA. As far as I know, MAG employees can still buy a pass on AQ.

Last update I saw was:

Aloha: "low zed" fare, whatever that is

Hawaiian: 50 bucks for mainland-Hawaii, 30 bucks inter-island (one way)

That said, I suspect most Mesa crews fly to Hawaii on UsAirways for peanuts. Then use "Go" for interisland.

 

[islandhopper]

Can't pass ride on CO or HA. As far as I know, MAG employees can still buy a pass on AQ.

I think Poahi is right. No more bennies shared between YV & HA or CO.

I wonder why?

:uzi: somebody set up us the bomb? :bomb:

 

[Poahi]

With the fare war inter-island, ZED fares don't make sense now. I'd pay the extra 10 bucks for a positive space ticket.

 

[relief tube]

why would Aloha or Hawaii have any agreements with Go! anyway.

Trying to undercut their market share with $39 fares on CRJ's flown by overworked, kool-aid sipping, 300 hr 21yr-olds who think that 8 days off a month is living the dream cuz their flying a shiny new jet.

 

[Jetscream32]

why would Aloha or Hawaii have any agreements with Go! anyway.

Trying to undercut their market share with $39 fares on CRJ's flown by overworked, kool-aid sipping, 300 hr 21yr-olds who think that 8 days off a month is living the dream cuz their flying a shiny new jet.

Actually the go! operation is fairly senior. There are no new hires in any Hawaii base. The schedules out there are great. Everyone works one of two shifts (morning or afternoon) all day trips and the longest day is 8.5 hours of duty.

The jets out there may be shiny because of the new paint but are far from new. They are old ACA/Indy Air planes which means that they were kept in great shape prior to Mesa taking them.

Also, let me correct some of your "facts". Its been said ad nauseum that we have a min of 8 days off a BID (28 days) for reserves and 10 a bid for lineholders. It's still not enough days off but more than you claim.

 

[islandhopper]

Actually the go! operation is fairly senior. There are no new hires in any Hawaii base. The schedules out there are great. Everyone works one of two shifts (morning or afternoon) all day trips and the longest day is 8.5 hours of duty.

The jets out there may be shiny because of the new paint but are far from new. They are old ACA/Indy Air planes which means that they were kept in great shape prior to Mesa taking them.

Also, let me correct some of your "facts". Its been said ad nauseum that we have a min of 8 days off a BID (28 days) for reserves and 10 a bid for lineholders. It's still not enough days off but more than you claim.

jetscream what island are you based on? CA or FO?

 

[cbrown1]

Wasn't JO Ceo of XJT years ago before he was Mesas' ceo?

 

[cobalt]

She didn't know if we still had jumpseat privileges with them or not.

passes and jumpseats are two different ballgames completely.

 

[Jetscream32]

jetscream what island are you based on? CA or FO?

I'm a CA based in CLT. Why?

 

[ratherbeflyen]

passes and jumpseats are two different ballgames completely.

Thats why when she said we couldn't get passes anymore I asked if we could still jumpseat, but thanks for stating the obvious for us.

 

[scar1900]

CO can still jumpseat on YV.

 

[Jetscream32]

To the original poster, if you need Mesa passes PM me and I can get you some of our buddy passes. I have some that expire at the end of this year and you are welcome to use them.