Deadpool
Staff travel scheme -
There are 2 options -
1) is a salary sacrifice scheme. It's quite complicated, but basically you pay for your holiday by monthly deduction from your salary which is taken before tax, thus giving you a tax break on that amount.
2) is as detailed before, based on load factors. Over the last year or so this has become completely unworkable, especially at peak times.
Believe me, there have been years and years of attempts made for improvements, whenever the crew council meet it is on the agenda, unfortunately it falls on deaf ears. A standby system has been suggested but is always thrown out for one reason or another.
"What did he say" - words to the effect of "why should I let you have a seat at a discount when somebody else will pay full fare".