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In reply to the discussion: airlines are getting tough with people who bring roller bags on plane [View all]Hassin Bin Sober
(26,337 posts)IIRC, they sort of did it in steps. It was immediate family, then family and then everyone. Along with it went the dress code.
I DO remember directives from the company warning the employees about the responsibility for their guests' conduct on flights and how it could jeopardize their own privileges. Also, to educate guests that "stand by" means stand by and throwing a fit in the ticket desk area was not acceptable.
As I recall, the category was D1 for employees traveling on company business or dead-heading, D2 for employees and dependent/immediate family and then D3 for everyone else including non-dependent children.
So D3 was bottom of the barrel. I remember coming home from The Black an Blue Festival (big gay dance party) in Montreal and flying on Sunday night. I almost got stuck - there was one seat left and there was a D2 employee ahead of me. But he was traveling with a friend and didn't want to split up. Goo thing too - I hadn't slept in two days and was in no condition to negotiate a cab ride and a hotel room. Especially having to use that funny-money.
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