Originally Posted by
T250
As an airline, FR can do whatever the hell it wants WITHIN the regulations of its staff using their airside IDs. FR should not be compelling or inciting their staff to use their passes when not on duty. Why are they simply not provided with tickets (fare or paid/unpaid/staff rate) and then go through normal pax security. There would be no issue at all with that, and that is how all other UK airlines operate. So why are you guys at FR the exception???
If load factors are high and flights overbooked then staff travel would be the first to get hit, unless they are on a must-fly ticket, which they would only be if the company desperately needs them to travel.
If it was just commuting to/from base on either side of a series of duties, I fear many airlines, particularly FR, would boot them off the flight.
In the case of the cabin being full, would they then be able to jump seat with a ticket?