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I’m assuming you don’t fly regularly for business. If you did you wouldn’t call it an “all day enterprise” as pretty often you’re flying and actually having the

by CPLX 7y ago

I’m assuming you don’t fly regularly for business. If you did you wouldn’t call it an “all day enterprise” as pretty often you’re flying and actually having the meetings on the same day. When you do fly constantly for short business trips the suggestion of adding checked bags to the mix becomes ridiculous. It adds time and unpredictability both before and after the flight, as check in time is more strict with a bag. Repeat the process a bunch of times and have the errant 40 minute wait for your bag on a delayed flight that landed at midnight, or have it lost (even once in 50 trips can be a “regular” occurance), or have your flight cancelled but see another flight you could jump on instead, and you’ll realize having checked bags is a massive liability for business traveling.

namdnay 7y ago
Indeed, but travelling business you usually aren't facing the same issues on bin space
- cbzoiav 7y ago
  Expense policies are as often as not economy for short haul.
  - alistairSH 7y ago
    Do employers actually force employees to buy basic economy tickets? I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but so far, my employer doesn't allow those tickets - most of us have to fly "lowest reasonable fare", which generally means within 20% of the lowest normal economy fare for the route.
    - sokoloff 7y ago
      Not basic economy, but economy for short domestic is common. That still could mean boarding group 5 out of 6 or so for travelers with no airline status.
    - dagw 7y ago
      Have a friend who's company made him fly out on a Sunday afternoon (thus having to pay him both overtime and a per diem) and stay at a hotel (which the company obviously paid for), because there where only business class tickets left for the Monday morning flight and company had a strict "no business class" policy. The price difference between the two tickets was less than $100.
      - alistairSH 7y ago
        Yeah, I've seen similar stupidity at my employer. Most recently a trip to San Diego (from DC) for a convention. Convention was Sunday-Wednesday and travel was only approved on those days. Not only were the Saturday fares less expensive by about $300, which was roughly in line with hotel cost, they were also direct. All the Sunday flights had layovers in the normal mid-western hubs. Seemed like a no-brainer to allow the Saturday travel, but nope, it required special approval from a VP.
    - cbzoiav 7y ago
      A lot of corporate employers have an internal travel agent. I.e. you tell them where/when and they book the tickets for you. Also in European shorthaul a lot of airlines don't even have business and for those that do you're normally looking a lot more than 20% more than the base fare.
Yizahi 7y ago
I very rarely fly for business and usually it is a long process - 4 hour flight plus customs plus far away airports. I saw "Up In The Air" (very cool movie) as suggested below but it is still unconnected to me, can't imagine working that way. But yeah, I suppose short and regular business trips in the same day with actual business, have different requirements.

by CPLX 7y ago

namdnay 7y ago

Indeed, but travelling business you usually aren't facing the same issues on bin space

cbzoiav 7y ago
Expense policies are as often as not economy for short haul.
- alistairSH 7y ago
  Do employers actually force employees to buy basic economy tickets? I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but so far, my employer doesn't allow those tickets - most of us have to fly "lowest reasonable fare", which generally means within 20% of the lowest normal economy fare for the route.
  - sokoloff 7y ago
    Not basic economy, but economy for short domestic is common. That still could mean boarding group 5 out of 6 or so for travelers with no airline status.
  - dagw 7y ago
    Have a friend who's company made him fly out on a Sunday afternoon (thus having to pay him both overtime and a per diem) and stay at a hotel (which the company obviously paid for), because there where only business class tickets left for the Monday morning flight and company had a strict "no business class" policy. The price difference between the two tickets was less than $100.
    - alistairSH 7y ago
      Yeah, I've seen similar stupidity at my employer. Most recently a trip to San Diego (from DC) for a convention. Convention was Sunday-Wednesday and travel was only approved on those days. Not only were the Saturday fares less expensive by about $300, which was roughly in line with hotel cost, they were also direct. All the Sunday flights had layovers in the normal mid-western hubs. Seemed like a no-brainer to allow the Saturday travel, but nope, it required special approval from a VP.
  - cbzoiav 7y ago
    A lot of corporate employers have an internal travel agent. I.e. you tell them where/when and they book the tickets for you. Also in European shorthaul a lot of airlines don't even have business and for those that do you're normally looking a lot more than 20% more than the base fare.

Yizahi 7y ago

I very rarely fly for business and usually it is a long process - 4 hour flight plus customs plus far away airports. I saw "Up In The Air" (very cool movie) as suggested below but it is still unconnected to me, can't imagine working that way. But yeah, I suppose short and regular business trips in the same day with actual business, have different requirements.