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Captain_Bob · April 3rd, 2007, 07:43

For most 121 carriers... your flight benefits extend to you, your immediate family (Spouse and children), and your parents (not in-laws)... if you don't have a spouse... then you can pick a "Travel Partner".

If your parents are flexible... then this is one of the best pre/post retirement gifts you can give them. My parents are semi-retired and know how to book themselves, look up loads, figure out alternate ways to get to their destinations, purchase ID-90's, the location of all the employee travel offices at all the hubs, etc... They never even had a passport until I got this job.

The key is... they need to be flexible since it is "Space Available" or "Standby" travel... and they'd be really better off with a laptop with real-time internet access whenever they do travel. Many folks have one or two bad experiences starting out and then vow never to try again. So... you have to be their on-call "support team" the first several times they do it on their own. But the more you teach them how to do it themselves... the better off they will be... and the more sleep you'll get on the days they do travel.

Hope that helps!

Bob

April 3rd, 2007, 07:43	#2
Captain_Bob Old Skool Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: DFW, based in ONT, wishing I was in Maine Posts: 3,852	Re: family flight benefits For most 121 carriers... your flight benefits extend to you, your immediate family (Spouse and children), and your parents (not in-laws)... if you don't have a spouse... then you can pick a "Travel Partner". If your parents are flexible... then this is one of the best pre/post retirement gifts you can give them. My parents are semi-retired and know how to book themselves, look up loads, figure out alternate ways to get to their destinations, purchase ID-90's, the location of all the employee travel offices at all the hubs, etc... They never even had a passport until I got this job. The key is... they need to be flexible since it is "Space Available" or "Standby" travel... and they'd be really better off with a laptop with real-time internet access whenever they do travel. Many folks have one or two bad experiences starting out and then vow never to try again. So... you have to be their on-call "support team" the first several times they do it on their own. But the more you teach them how to do it themselves... the better off they will be... and the more sleep you'll get on the days they do travel. Hope that helps! Bob __________________ My head is in the clouds and my heart is still in Maine... but my devotion and love belong to my wife and children. Pics!