Is This true that there is no free travel on CX?
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Is This true that there is no free travel on CX?
By researching this forum, I Understand that CX employees always have to buy ID90 and unlike other airline there is no free travel, and they always have to buy it from HK office. Can someone please clarify this.
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I believe Alitalia for one...
You are right, there is no free travel on CX and ID90 ticket prices seem to keep increasing.
However, you are entitled to up to 4 sectors per year (you and wife for example can travel LON-HKG-SYD return for example) "Free Of Charge" or FOC... In CX "free" means you still pay the taxes.
You are right, there is no free travel on CX and ID90 ticket prices seem to keep increasing.
However, you are entitled to up to 4 sectors per year (you and wife for example can travel LON-HKG-SYD return for example) "Free Of Charge" or FOC... In CX "free" means you still pay the taxes.
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for CX, is the wife allowed to travel by herself on an ID90 ticket? or does she have to travel with me? how about friends and other family members?
i keep hearing that communting for work as an SO is not doable, but if that's the only way to make it work, that's the only way
if anyone has done this, do you mind sharing your experience?
thanks
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i keep hearing that communting for work as an SO is not doable, but if that's the only way to make it work, that's the only way
if anyone has done this, do you mind sharing your experience?
thanks
E
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Well I also know of other airline where you dont get free staff travel..
At CX, like everything else, comes at a higher price tag. ID90 (and any other staff travel) is a money making machine for this money hungry cooporation. Somebody told me that CX actually makes 1% of its total profit on staff travel (yes, right, dont belive in anything you hear - sooo its prob 2%! - or what?!)
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No doubt an ID90 going A-B on CX network is more expensive that ID90 on the same rounte for other airlines. Again - bear in mind your are flying with the f...... best airline in THE world, on the best f...... aircrafts in the world, manned by the best f...... pilots in world - and not to forget managed by the smartest f...... people in the world - like I said - the price tag.
Now go somewhere else buddy - and enjoy your life - smile.
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At CX, like everything else, comes at a higher price tag. ID90 (and any other staff travel) is a money making machine for this money hungry cooporation. Somebody told me that CX actually makes 1% of its total profit on staff travel (yes, right, dont belive in anything you hear - sooo its prob 2%! - or what?!)
.No doubt an ID90 going A-B on CX network is more expensive that ID90 on the same rounte for other airlines. Again - bear in mind your are flying with the f...... best airline in THE world, on the best f...... aircrafts in the world, manned by the best f...... pilots in world - and not to forget managed by the smartest f...... people in the world - like I said - the price tag.
Now go somewhere else buddy - and enjoy your life - smile.
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yeah most US airlines give their employees' kids/wife/parents free travel and ZED or ID90s on most of the others, but there's no way they could employ half the people they do if they didn't because the condtions suck so much.
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Somethings about CX staff travel are free! I can tell you CX staff travel is completely free of service at the staff travel counter!
Want to reach LHR unstressed...........Fly BA.
Want to reach LHR unstressed...........Fly BA.
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It is space available and out of Hong Kong with the current load factors it is highly unlikely you would get business to London, unless they have absolutely run out of excuses.
Just fly Oasis, the price isn't much more and you are confirmed.
Just fly Oasis, the price isn't much more and you are confirmed.
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ID travel out of HKG, you might as well be the competition because that is how they treat you. The bases are completely different and they usually do everything they can to help you get the best seat available, which is how it should be!
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And as for your (priority 11) FOC, you can be bumped like any other ID passenger. The only thing the FOC booking does is cover your ass when management want to know why you're not at work.........but try explaining that to the wife and kids when they thought they were off on vacation....
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Alright.. We also gotta look at the positives. The staff at outports (outside HK) is actually, in general, very friendly and helpful! A good bunch that will do what they can to help.. (now I wont mention HK out of the fact that I want this post to be purely positive! 
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Happy travelling.
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)Happy travelling.
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