[cortney]

i dont fly for free. we have to pay something. usually taxes. so even if i can pay $100 round trip to lets say vegas...im not guarenteed a seat and if i cant leave the day i wanted to or it becomes pointless to leave...i lost my $100. or if i do get a seat and a paying passenger comes..im bumped and screwed again. its one of the few perks an airline employee gets now a days. some restaurants give their employee free meals...i have to pay for mine. some department stores give their employees great discounts while i pay full price. some jobs have perks. my perk after working 20+ hour duty days, being on call 24 hours a day 18 days straight...its basically one of my only perks. and for your information i do suffer the same cost...i usually always buy my ticket just so that i can get to where i need to be.