Originally Posted by
donpizmeov
Problem is, you haven't travelled blackbird. It's part of your contracted entitlement. They can't sell your seat, and make a staff travel manual over rule your contract. Which is what they are doing in this case.
I have no intention of going into the minutae of my contract (perhaps I should) but most expat contracts have a clause along the lines of
'This contract may be amended at any time as the company deems fit.'
So the contract, if that is the case, is never worth the paper it is written on. This is my third expat airline and the previous two had that clause - though they never invoked it.