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| posted by Beer Boy 249 days ago |
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there are worse things to look at y'know
I take under performing to new lows...
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| posted by adfundum 249 days ago |
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The problem with instant gratification is that it takes too bloody long...
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| posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant 249 days ago |
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Originally posted by Gimpmask
Er...has the fact that employees (and designated family memebers) only pay 1/10 of the price of a normal ticket have anything to do with it?
I'm pretty sure that isn't valid anymore. It's a % of the ticket fare, yes, but then add taxes, fuel surcharge, security levy, etc etc ... Works out to be about 30 - 40% of the normal ticket price, or so I'm told...
But... It also means that you get to sit at the end of the waiting list for every flight (as full fare paying passengers always go first) and you can forget about about upgrades 'n stuff.
I've seen a friend of mine and his family head for the airport 2 nights in a row, only to be bumped off the flight, and finally manage to get seats on the 3d night. So, if you add days-off wasted, waiting for a seat, into the equation, it doesn't look so rosy anymore.
Yep, that's about right. HK$4-600 Y class to BKK or Manila for me, depending on the airline, or around HK$1000 J class. Paid around HK$1200 Y class to London this summer, but only because I was able to go on non peak days, which is not normally the case.
You don't get to use the lounges either, unless you also happen to have a CX Silver+ card and can blag your way in.
Watchu talkin' about Willis?
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| posted by Paps of Jura 249 days ago |
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I have many times tried to use mine and been turned away.. when it works it's fabulous but then you have the added headache of worrying that your not gonna get home
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| posted by beer guy 248 days ago |
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just another example of asia's world class sh itty...............
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| posted by geraldo 248 days ago |
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2 terminals, 70 airlines, 150 destinations, 400 departures a day - what exactly is holding you here ?
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| posted by Load Toad 248 days ago (edited 248 days ago) |
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This apparently is good for pains in the arse.
You used to speak the truth.
But now you're clever.
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| posted by beer guy 248 days ago |
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Originally posted by Load Toad
This apparently is good for pains in the arse.
apparently not, you're still here..................
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| posted by beer guy 248 days ago |
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Originally posted by geraldo
2 terminals, 70 airlines, 150 destinations, 400 departures a day - what exactly is holding you here ?
the wife..........otherwise it would be amf............
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| posted by geraldo 248 days ago (edited 248 days ago) |
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>>> AMF <<< ?
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| posted by Paps of Jura 248 days ago |
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Oh just fooking bin the wife then.. there is plenty more fish in the sea
Life must suck where you sit
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| posted by beer guy 248 days ago |
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amf= adios my friend
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| posted by Paps of Jura 248 days ago |
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See ya ...
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| posted by skinny 248 days ago |
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i guess i got lucky then, i just used a 10% discount ticket to the US in business class all the way, didn't get bumped off.... it wasn't CX though.
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| posted by Paps of Jura 248 days ago |
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Staff travel Skinny ?
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| posted by skinny 248 days ago |
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Staff travel Skinny ?
quota for staff "relatives & friends", 10 each year for every staff i think. my friend gave one to me.
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| posted by smog 248 days ago |
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Do you guys with access to ID90s have access to First class or just Y/J? If you do then why aren't you flying First? I know I would...
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| posted by Paps of Jura 248 days ago |
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Foth.. for CX you can only fly first after 7 years of service.. no idea for other airlines
J is good enough for me for now.. don't wanna get too spoilt
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| posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant 248 days ago |
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Depends on the agreement between the carrier that employs me and other airlines.
With most carriers I would just get Y class standby, but quite a few I can get J class standby too, and would generally book this if possible. I don't get access to F class on any carriers, though I did in a past life.
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