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What is Staff Travel?

About staff travel

What does staff travel mean?

Staff travel is a benefit for (retired) airline employees, travel industry employees, their family members, or close friends (often called "buddy passes"). Staff travel tickets can be purchased at a fraction of the costs of a standard ticket but are only granted if unsold seats are available. They are used extensively throughout the airline industry.

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How do you get the seat availability?

You came to the right place! We have created the StaffTraveler app to enable you to check the loads for the flights you wish to travel on. With our advanced flight search engine, you can easily find the perfect flights to your destination. With one tap, you can request the loads of all the possible flights. People at the airlines you wish to travel with will answer your requests, enabling you to choose the perfect route and time to travel. Join our 1,000,000 members from over 1,000 airlines today.

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Who can staff travel?

People who work for an airline often benefit from being eligible for staff travel. Depending on their airline's policy, their family members and friends can join them on their flights for the same, low fee.

Please let us know if you have a more accurate estimate.

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What are the benefits of staff travel?

Freedom and flexibility! That is how most airline employees would praise staff travel. We can travel the world at severely reduced prices. Also, we can change our plans at any time as staff travel tickets are as flexible as it gets: they're valid for months and can be canceled for free.

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What are the downsides of staff travel?

Uncertainty. If the flight is full, we don't get on board. Often, this is decided at the very last moment. On busy routes, flights may be overbooked for days.

At StaffTraveler, we decided to make your staff travel trips easier and less stressful by getting you in touch with the people who can look up the number of available seats. For the first time, you can accurately estimate your chances of getting onboard by having access to accurate, reliable flight loads.

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Can I staff travel on all airlines?

Depending on your airline's agreements with other airlines, there may be many other airlines that you can purchase staff travel tickets for. Please check with your airline which agreements they have made.

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How to book a staff travel ticket?

This depends on your airline. myIDTravel is a popular choice for airlines, but your airline might have a proprietary system. Please ask your airline if you are unsure about booking your staff travel tickets.

Please note that myIDTravel indicates the loads in a funny way, based on smileys. These indications are not exact and have proven to be unreliable. We've got your back: you can request exact and reliable flight loads with our StaffTraveler app.

App

Where can I download the StaffTraveler app?

You can download the StaffTraveler app in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. We hope you'll like it!

Airline notes

Where can I get non-rev information for the airline that I'm flying with?

Many airlines have their own specific rules and procedures when it comes to ID90 passengers. StaffTraveler has a large database with airline-specific, ID90 related information. You'll find these in the StaffTraveler app and in the online StaffTraveler Airline Notes.

Lingo

Some more airline jargon please!

Entering the world of staff travel can be daunting at first. Here is some slang to get you started.

Synonyms for non-rev

  • Non-revenue travel

  • Staff travel

  • Pass travel

  • Interline travel

  • ID90

  • ID75

  • ZED Travel

Synonyms for non-rev

  • Non-rev'er

  • Non-revenue passenger

  • Standby passenger

  • StaffTraveler

Tips

Do you have some more tips and tricks?

We wrote a blog with the 10 golden rules of staff travel. Here you go!

StaffTraveler has over 900,000 members from all airlines in the world, answering more than 40,000 non-rev load requests each day.
Join them today and travel non-rev easy and stress-free!

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