SkyWest Travel Bennies.....

[Grassstrippilot]

My wife and i travel to Europe 2-3 times a year, plus HI and the lower 48 freaquently. Watch the loads and have a back up plan. All our travels to Europe on a slightly flexible itinerary and we've never had a problem. There is an art to it. You just have to do some home work. By the way, all trips to Europe have been in Business elite going and sometimes in coach on the way back...even with buddy passers along....in peak season and out of peak season.

Bottem line, remember it is a "want to travel" ticket, not a "must travel". Always keep that in mind, do your homework, and have a back up plan.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

I love it when the parents say they want to travel somehwere on Thanksgiving Weekend but want to leave on the Wednesday before and return on that Sunday.

I sometimes feel like confiscating their pass cards and cutting them up on the spot.

 

[propsarebest]

If it's $30 per leg then wouldn't it be $60 per trip min (assuming 1 leg each way)?

That's true, except that they are vali for OO operated flights only. Sooooo, if you wanted to fly SFO-MRY, it would be 60 bucks. But if you wanted to go say DEN-SEA, it would be DEN-SLC-SEA. Most travel on SkyWest is at least two legs.

 

[dal757]

So are Buddy Passes as a Skywest employee not good on Delta or United?

 

[Spicepilots]

That is correct. SkyWest Buddy passes are only good on SkyWest flights.

 

[SkyNation]

rumor is that buddy passes will be good on Delta mainline in 2007. you heard it here!

 

[FFFO]

I'm going to have to agree with Dave Benjamin re: taking a raise over having travel benefits. Non-revving truly was a BENEFIT. With the advent of frequent flyer programs and bargain basement airfares, it has become a CHORE and a liability.

I'll gladly forego buddy passes for an increase in hourly pay or medical coverage, but do you think the bean counters look at this "benefit" as having a monetary equivalent?

I ride the jumpseat, the family buys tickets...
eliminating the stress of standby travel is worth it.

 

[Jay79]

I have heard rumors about buddy passes working on Delta in 2007, but who knows.

Do pilots have to pay the 50.00 PPR annual activation for delta privildges for our family?

 

[EatinRamen]

Yeah everybody has to pay the $50 fee for their family for Delta perks.

Personally, I love my travel bennies and would not give them up for a buck and hour raise. This is one of the reasons why I fly for the airlines... is for the free travel for myself and my family. I've enjoyed traveling to many places for free. All it takes, like peole have already said, is doing some homework and have a back up plan.