Hmm, wonder if NG's wife & gf were both hosties by any chance? Once witnessed a dust-up when two crew both pulled out pics of their 'honey' only to realise it was the same guy
The airline down the road has the right idea, not everyone has a 'nuclear family', or indeed, living relatives in which case staff travel is pretty much useless if you only need/want standby tickets.... I think X amount of tickets/dependents per crew is much more fair than "okay so you have four kids, and you're an orphan, so you get 6 tickets and you get none"?
Have seen plenty of maids in J class, they are usually the ones asking if drinks/food are included in the ticket. Please explain to her that she can have whatever she wants