Gaza,
I’m playing Devil’s advocate. In fact I have enjoyed the joys (and tribulations) of rebate travel for more than thirty odd years and enjoyed countless upgrades to Business and First. But, objectively speaking, isn’t the perk of cheap or even free travel not sufficient? Is it right that staff travelling on rebate/free tickets are upgraded ahead of and at the expense of fare-paying punters who, after all, pay their salaries and subsidise their rebate travel facilities? Does it not make more commercial sense and good
PR to upgrade deserving fare-paying pax from Y to C and free the Y seats for the rebate travellers? I think it’s a little hypocritical to berate fare-paying pax looking for the opportunity of an upgrade whilst in the same breath suggesting that staff should enjoy the perks of cheap travel AND all the luxuries of Business/First Class.
