It is getting to the realms of stupidity to expect, or willingly accept,to be penalised for a "perk" of the job.Methinks some of the Ozzies/Rosbif here are just lowering themselves to Frog Baiting. Personally I am glad that you (as a pilot body) grew a pair and were willing to do something about it if needed, unlike the UK mentality of just bending further over to facilitate the entry
As usual it is a bankrupt govts need for cash ,jealousy ,and pure inviduous malice that drives this. Yes you use staff travel frequently to commute, maybe if it wasn't so cheap you would all have to re-locate to Ile de France just to keep all the jealous morons happy (why should he "live" in a nice part of unpopulated France and only " commute" to this hell hole when I can't? )
Er just a minute, maybe that is one of the reasons he does the job/works for AF ?
The level of malevolant jealousy directed at airline staff (& pilots in particular) sometimes from other employee groups within an airline, is disgusting.
Perhaps if the same venom was directed at other groups (politicians & local govt big-wigs for starters) in accord with how much they trouser in benefits per annum we wouldn't be in the mess we are in & be much less in need of those "fringe benefits," as we would have less taxes to pay in the first instance in our efforts to support the freeloaders.