question about Skywest travel benefits...

[AdolphOlivrbush]

Can anybody comment on Skywest's travel benefits for family (spouses)? I understand unlimited space A, but what about the "nominal cost" of tickets on other airlines and skywest? Do you just pay the taxes? Little insight is appreciated.

Lookin for an interview...

 

[Ralgha]

Family travels free on SkyWest. No taxes, no nothin'. Delta and United have special arrangements. Most other airlines are either ZED fare or ID##.

 

[AdolphOlivrbush]

Is this for space A or is this to actually have a ticket/seat and KNOW you're going to visit your spouse this weekend???

What is ZED fare or ID##.?

Sorry, bit new to this. Thanks for the info though!

 

[AbOvo]

If you want a guaranteed seat you'll have to actually buy one. The travel bennies on SkyWest are S3 for you and your spouse, and of course the jumpseat is always an option for pilots. Delta Non-Rev is free domestic and I think SkyWest travels S3C on Delta. Parents are S3C on SkyWest as well. United travel is per mile charge and I can't remember the priority level.

ZED fare is a fee based ticket on other airlines that your airline is not affiliated with, ie Aloha, Virgin Atlantic, etc.. The ID90 is a ticket 90% off of full ticket price.

 

[Ralgha]

The priority level is relatively low. "S3" means nothing without a list of all the priority levels, which I've seen once for United, but I don't remember where or how many levels there are.

 

[AdolphOlivrbush]

Nice. Thank you. What are the diff "S" levels? So the fact that AEagle guys can buy an actual ticket for 20 or 30 bucks and have guaranteed travel really is a pretty good deal??..

 

[Blucher]

If you're looking for guaranteed seats, what you should do is get a job that pays well and just buy them. What are they now $50 to go NYC-LA? All travel bennies are based on space-available, and you should notice that most carriers are downsizing aircraft anywhere they can. This means fewer availabe seats. On top of that, priority among employees is based on seniority, and employees come after all other revenue standbys. It's all a wave effect...aka: one flight cancels and the rest of the day's open seats on that route are gone trying to get the revenue pax from the cancelled flight out. As a retired Pan Am captain once told me "non-rev travel is a miserable way to go." Hope this doesn't bust your bubble too much, but it's the reality of the situation.

-Blucher:crying:

 

[propsarebest]

Skywest employees are S3 on DL operated skw flights, BP8A on UAL flights

on mainline SKW people are...

DL S3C
UA BP8C

 

[Ralgha]

Like I said, BP8C means nothing without context. Anyone have the full list of priorities for United or Delta?

 

[sweptback]

Delta (all I know):

S1 emergency or something equally important
S2 employee high priority travel (get 6 a year)
S3 Delta, ASA (for now), Comair, and all other subsidiaries and spouses
S3B Delta, ASA, Comair parents and/or retirees
S3C DCI carriers
S4 buddy passes

 

[SBD]

Is ASA going to S3C soon? Just curious.

 

[Blucher]

Is ASA going to S3C soon? Just curious.

That's the several hundred employee question....If we do, don't expect to get parked in ATL inside of 2 hours. Once parked, might as well take a meal break because it'll be a while before you get any of the services you may need. Oh yeah, and if you're riding on ASA you may or may not be cancelled based on whether or not you've got a FA. Other than that though, it shouldn't cause any problems once they do it.

-Blucher:bomb: