EK - Special Tickets
Joined: May 2011
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From: FL400
I can understand it when commercial passengers are filling the flight - that's what we're in the business of doing and we shouldn't get upset about that.
What I don't understand is when the flight is clearly wide open with literally half a cabin full as the estimated load and even less as actual bookings, but no special or confirmed tickets available to buy. I mean, come on!
What I don't understand is when the flight is clearly wide open with literally half a cabin full as the estimated load and even less as actual bookings, but no special or confirmed tickets available to buy. I mean, come on!
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 154
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From: On the sidewalk
Apparently there's quite a scam going with these. Certain staff are monitoring trips.net and book special tickets as soon as they become available and then sell them off for 50% of the difference to regular tickets.
For some staff making small dirhams quite an opportunity to make some extra money on the side up to but not exceeding your monthly allowance...
Google mechanical turks.
For some staff making small dirhams quite an opportunity to make some extra money on the side up to but not exceeding your monthly allowance...
Google mechanical turks.
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 25
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From: uk
My long service retiree ticket which I have for life used to be available as long as there weres ALT's available in the column.
But now they have shifted them into the special ticket category which makes it impossible to get a confirmed booking both ways!!
So 18 years of graft and now that I have left with my perks I am being shafted!!! Thanks EK
STOP these special offer tickets affecting our dues!!!!
But now they have shifted them into the special ticket category which makes it impossible to get a confirmed booking both ways!!
So 18 years of graft and now that I have left with my perks I am being shafted!!! Thanks EK
STOP these special offer tickets affecting our dues!!!!
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 25
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From: uk
It seems no loyalty and another money making scheme.
Do these tickets really benefit the hardcore of staff or just the newbies to bring their buddies over for a holiday to Dubai. Like someone else said on another thread they are only good to bring over their mates for a laugh to Dubai or for gay personnel who can't get registered under close relatives!!!
By the way I'm not homophobic but that's the way it looks to me!
ps this is without suggesting the misuse by a few individuals...surely not..
Do these tickets really benefit the hardcore of staff or just the newbies to bring their buddies over for a holiday to Dubai. Like someone else said on another thread they are only good to bring over their mates for a laugh to Dubai or for gay personnel who can't get registered under close relatives!!!
By the way I'm not homophobic but that's the way it looks to me!
ps this is without suggesting the misuse by a few individuals...surely not..
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 16
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From: UAE
Special tickets
Someone please find an email address this place has been in a downward slide for years with all the stuff the hr department finds as worlds best practice. To add with the roster these days places like Korean Air are starting to look attractive.
I would be happy if they just put it back the way it was there is no incentive to do long term in this place anymore. Every new manager has to prove themselves its getting stupid.
Rant over
I would be happy if they just put it back the way it was there is no incentive to do long term in this place anymore. Every new manager has to prove themselves its getting stupid.
Rant over
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,098
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From: earth
My long service retiree ticket which I have for life used to be available as long as there weres ALT's available in the column.
But now they have shifted them into the special ticket category which makes it impossible to get a confirmed booking both ways!!
So 18 years of graft and now that I have left with my perks I am being shafted!!! Thanks EK
STOP these special offer tickets affecting our dues!!!!
But now they have shifted them into the special ticket category which makes it impossible to get a confirmed booking both ways!!
So 18 years of graft and now that I have left with my perks I am being shafted!!! Thanks EK
STOP these special offer tickets affecting our dues!!!!
"The moor has done his duty , the moor can go"
This Is a citation from Friederich Schiller, but as true as it is here, as little my expectation that the persons in charge would have the sophistication to know who that is, nor the compassion to understand the deeper meaning.
To screw retirees must be the lowest form of greediness displayed up to today. Although i most probably will never make it to that stage, either my health will be ruined before or the s... bucket will be full, i truly consent with our former collegues. They can no longer even vote with their feet and if they complain, their entitlement will simply be withdrawn!!
EK managers you should be deeply ashamed.
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 65
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From: Dubai
To screw the retirees is just absolutely shameful. 
We are all expats here. To see our families, we must travel home. Get rid of the Special tickets, and go back to the old Cat A prices as that's the ONLY tickets most of us use or can afford. And while your at it....feel free to give us an extra ALT ticket per year if we can't be allocated 42 consecutive days of leave.
We are all expats here. To see our families, we must travel home. Get rid of the Special tickets, and go back to the old Cat A prices as that's the ONLY tickets most of us use or can afford. And while your at it....feel free to give us an extra ALT ticket per year if we can't be allocated 42 consecutive days of leave.