So, there is no free parking in LAX, JFK? How much we have to pay for the parking?
Depends on the base. I think it can range between 50 to 100 bucks. If available at all. You are pretty much left to yourself to find out all that info when you show up at your base. The company will not hold your hand and make it hard for you to not show up for work, like most carriers in the US.
Staff travel: It seems everyone is complaining about staff travel. would you please give us some sample fares within US and from US to other countries, if possible. Also, there is thread that it says, you still need to get them from HK, and days in advance, you can't make trips the same day. How accurate these info are?
There is no ticket-less travel at Cathay. You need a ticket even to travel on Cathay, so if you want to go from LA to HK, you have to get your ticket in HK, or, they are now letting you order them and they will arrive in your base in a few days. Although, I have not tested this system, so I don't know how well it works (If at all). You get ID90s and oneworld fares on other carriers. Prices vary and are too many for me to write down. Crossing the Pacific on Cathay is not cheap. Round trip business will cost you about 500 USD, and coach will be about 350 to 400. But I haven't done it in a while, so I'm not very sure if it is still that much.
Salary: How new joiners will earn less? This unified pay scale seems a better pay.
Negative. You just need to compare them side by side to realise that UFO is better for the first 3 years but then goes increasingly lower than the current scale. It also takes you longer to get to HK (4 years instead of 3.5). So if you were planning on coming to Honkers for the cash, you will have to wait longer.
Thanks