tiger321
4th Sep 2008, 15:06
I have been trying to book a FOC ticket to Europe and frankly it is just about hopeless. Besides the fact that an FOC costs a fortune these days, you have almost no choice of where to use it.
In previous years I have looked at the system and chosen the empty flights and had an instant confirmation. This year just about all flights show "waitlist" meaning that we are either much busier than previous years or more likely, that the department in charge are releasing very very few seats. Even the historically quieter services are "waitlisted" and that is from now through the next six months.
The handful of flights that will allow you to confirm immediately are for business class FOC travel only.
Yet another "perk" is becoming a total waste of time.
I no longer use regular staff travel and now it seems that the FOC's days are numbered!
In previous years I have looked at the system and chosen the empty flights and had an instant confirmation. This year just about all flights show "waitlist" meaning that we are either much busier than previous years or more likely, that the department in charge are releasing very very few seats. Even the historically quieter services are "waitlisted" and that is from now through the next six months.
The handful of flights that will allow you to confirm immediately are for business class FOC travel only.
Yet another "perk" is becoming a total waste of time.
I no longer use regular staff travel and now it seems that the FOC's days are numbered!