EK Crew Meal Allowance
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I think you'll find it shouldn't matter when you pick up the allowances, just so long as you do so within the layover period. Hotels will keep hold of it whilst your room is available. Once you're checked out, you forfeit the allowance. That's from my experience anyway
I think you'll find it shouldn't matter when you pick up the allowances, just so long as you do so within the layover period. Hotels will keep hold of it whilst your room is available. Once you're checked out, you forfeit the allowance. That's from my experience anyway
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I have always had the same help from the Hotel Staff as well, until my last layover at my Home Port a very short while ago.
The Hotel Manager showed me the EK Memorandum that the were sent, which was clearly addressed to all Station Managers, and stating that it was to be distributed to all Hotels. I missed out on my Allowances.
Unfortunately the Hotel Manager said that they had had Fight Deck and Cabin Crew yelling at them over it which is the standard "shoot the messenger" approach which is quite embarrassing.
The bottom line is guys, make sure you check with the Hotel staff prior to your next layover where you intend to do this to avoid a possible surprise.
The Hotel Manager showed me the EK Memorandum that the were sent, which was clearly addressed to all Station Managers, and stating that it was to be distributed to all Hotels. I missed out on my Allowances.
Unfortunately the Hotel Manager said that they had had Fight Deck and Cabin Crew yelling at them over it which is the standard "shoot the messenger" approach which is quite embarrassing.
The bottom line is guys, make sure you check with the Hotel staff prior to your next layover where you intend to do this to avoid a possible surprise.
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Allowance drop
Just back from Syd.
Now down to less than 100$ per day.
Was about 92$ that's it.
Never seen this before.
Just crazy for such an expensive city.
Now down to less than 100$ per day.
Was about 92$ that's it.
Never seen this before.
Just crazy for such an expensive city.
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MG007 - you said the allowance in SYD has gone down. Thanks for warning us all, now its up to us to write about it!
As I said before unfortunately nothing is going to get done by mentioning it here unless of course YOU wrote something down and sent it in to "management". If you did then well done, if not then you should have done!
To those that say you never get a reply, then keep writing until you do or send a copy to your Fleet Chief Pilot and ask him why you are not getting a reply. Get some backbone and write politely, stating facts and giving examples!
As I said before unfortunately nothing is going to get done by mentioning it here unless of course YOU wrote something down and sent it in to "management". If you did then well done, if not then you should have done!
To those that say you never get a reply, then keep writing until you do or send a copy to your Fleet Chief Pilot and ask him why you are not getting a reply. Get some backbone and write politely, stating facts and giving examples!
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Wow, it hasn't changed in 11 years. Obviously Sydney has a 0% inflation rate.
Sydney allowances from 2003:
Breakfast: AUD 14.00
Lunch: AUD 24.00
Dinner: AUD 37.00
Night Stop: AUD 15.32
Jakarta in 2006:
Breakfast IDR 57,000
Lunch IDR 89,000
Dinner IDR130,000
Today?
Sydney allowances from 2003:
Breakfast: AUD 14.00
Lunch: AUD 24.00
Dinner: AUD 37.00
Night Stop: AUD 15.32
Jakarta in 2006:
Breakfast IDR 57,000
Lunch IDR 89,000
Dinner IDR130,000
Today?
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Simple bit of advice…get your allowance in your hand..after that, its all semantics, FWIW have gone into print on a couple of US destinations with receipts and detailing no food after xx time etc etc….not a word in response, hence my complete lack of faith.
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Why do people quote the OM-A?
Anyone with half a brain would know they change the manuals depending on how much time they spent in the john that morning. How many FCI's this year?
Grow up before quoting the manuals as some kind of benchmark. Constant changes, badly written dross
Anyone with half a brain would know they change the manuals depending on how much time they spent in the john that morning. How many FCI's this year?
Grow up before quoting the manuals as some kind of benchmark. Constant changes, badly written dross
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Falcon, agree with you about the response, as I have experienced, but keep them going in mate, Mini Cooper is spot on, we just need more of us to put forward your "reasoning" for the change.
