usav8r11
I have a friend who works for an airline in Europe and he gets concessional travel on EK but we cannot get the same with the company he works for and the issue is not with the other airline. Not only that but he has travelled on EK flights cheaper than I can as an employee.
Standby fares were increased not that long ago for EK staff but a number of Indian destinations were mysteriously reclassified into lower fare categories. The fact that management and most of the staff within staff travel are Indian, is purely a coincidence and to think that nepotism and prejudice is involved is grossly unfair!
You don't want to be sat in Economy on any of our US flights I can assure you. Why not get a AA flight and then break the journey up somewhere in Europe, which would be a more civilized experience?