QA4Jet-A
Veteran
To another poster: The people I know who get 'buddy passes' ride for free. If they are charged, then their buddy is making money. At a local AP pub hangout, I won't say what a B6 employee said she would trade a free buddy pass for. Get your head out of the gutter, because it wasn't that!
[/quote] I don't know what airline or employee they are getting the passes from for free, but I haven't had a Free one in over 12 years. The trips I can non-rev don't cost me as I am an employee, although with Jet-A climbing, that 'Freebie' is going South soon. If any of my (non airline) friends want a Buddy Pass, they pay what I pay. I don't ask for more than what is deducted from my paycheck upfront. They used to be around $25 O/W, now around $60 O/W. Anywho, getting back on thread, $2 Milllion would not be a bad figure had this pass rider been hurt while riding the porceline steering wheel. It's beyond me how the FARs could be so blatently ignored, if this is true, in this case. I'm sure someone will request a reference so I Emailed myself to remind me to look this up when back in my office. What a turn of events.... last fiasco was not being able to use the Lavs while stuck on the ramp for hours and now you're made to sit there during flight..... Cracks me up!
[/quote] I don't know what airline or employee they are getting the passes from for free, but I haven't had a Free one in over 12 years. The trips I can non-rev don't cost me as I am an employee, although with Jet-A climbing, that 'Freebie' is going South soon. If any of my (non airline) friends want a Buddy Pass, they pay what I pay. I don't ask for more than what is deducted from my paycheck upfront. They used to be around $25 O/W, now around $60 O/W. Anywho, getting back on thread, $2 Milllion would not be a bad figure had this pass rider been hurt while riding the porceline steering wheel. It's beyond me how the FARs could be so blatently ignored, if this is true, in this case. I'm sure someone will request a reference so I Emailed myself to remind me to look this up when back in my office. What a turn of events.... last fiasco was not being able to use the Lavs while stuck on the ramp for hours and now you're made to sit there during flight..... Cracks me up!