EK - Subtle change to contractual tickets..will you be travelling in Y?
What's with this new change in the email STAFF TRAVEL MANUAL UPDATE dated 6 Sept?
It would appear all of a sudden you can be downgraded on a busy flight, despite your contractual entitlement to J (for Captains) and receive no compensation whatsoever. Now that this is in the manual, you're no longer equal to a commercial ticket holder, and will be the first to be bumped back.
This is a big change if my interpretation is correct. Why would staff travel downgrade or offload a commercial pax (and be forced to offer them compensation) when they can just shaft the staff member.
Another amendment; when loads are high, you may not get your boarding pass till the gate/lounge..yet more screwing around, and what's the bet there'll be issues getting into the lounge on your one entitlement for the year.
I can see many, many cases of Captains and families travelling in Y on their ALT when travelling at peak times.