What is ZED travel? A plain guide for new airline employees
ZED is the agreement that lets airline staff fly other airlines at reduced, distance-based fares, almost always on standby. Here is how it works.
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Guides for the day you fly standby.
Practical guides for people who fly on staff travel benefits.
How to read standby availability, and why it stops at 9
Each letter on an availability display is a booking class, and the number is seats the airline will still sell, capped at 9. Here is how to read it.
Booking class letters, decoded: what J, Y and B mean
Booking class letters sort an airline's fares and cabins. Several share one cabin, and each airline maps its own. Here is how to read them correctly.
Separate tickets: what non-revs need to know at a connection
Two staff tickets on two airlines usually mean no protection, rechecked bags and often immigration. What changes at the connection and how to plan for it.
What to pack as a non-rev: a carry-on list for standby days
Pack for standby as if you might not get on and might change airlines: carry-on only, documents within reach, and enough for one unplanned night.
Flying standby at Thanksgiving and the December holidays
Last year's TSA numbers show which holiday days were busiest and which were quiet. How to plan a standby trip around Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year.