Ep131: Fly for Free: Pro Tips on Non-Rev Travel

Ready 4 Pushback

Nik Fialka

Careers, Aviation, Leisure, Business

4.8 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Unlock the world of non-rev travel as we explore the perks of being part of the airline family without the hefty price tag. Whether you're a seasoned pilot or just starting out in the aviation industry, this episode explains how to maximize this exclusive benefit while navigating its challenges with ease and style.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE

The fundamentals of non-revenue flying and its advantages for airline employees and their families
Pro tips on securing seats, even during peak travel seasons
Importance of flexibility and patience in non-rev travel
Strategies for enhancing your non-rev travel experience

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Transcript

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0:00.0	The cool part about non-rev travel is there's a lot of freedom and there's a lot of flexibility.
0:07.2	Non-rev passengers fly at the availability of the aircraft. If there's an open seat available,
0:15.6	then they will slide you in. Most pilots don't understand what career opportunities are available in the world of aviation.
0:24.4	They're making career decisions based on advice from friends or posts on internet forums,
0:30.1	meaning they are taking huge risks with their livelihood without having all the details.
0:35.3	This podcast was created to help you understand the aviation industry so you can find your dream job.
0:42.3	Let's get ready for pushback.
0:44.3	Here's your host and my dad, Nick Fialca.
0:48.3	Hey, Pilot, how are you?
0:51.3	It's Nick Fialca.
0:53.3	You found Spitfire Elite's best podcast called Ready for Pushback. And I am your host. I'm glad you're here. This is a solo episode. If it's your first time, welcome. Glad you're here. You know that every Thursday I put out a solo episode and every Monday I put out an interview. And the interview
1:14.3	is with somebody I think is cool from the industry about a topic that I think is important.
1:20.1	And today with this solo show, I am talking about something that I think is probably the most important benefit, the most fun benefit at least, for a person that is an airline pilot.
1:36.9	And this is called non-reving.
1:39.4	A lot of you may already know what non-reving is, but some of you may not.
1:42.9	And I want to share with you
1:44.6	what a cool, cool thing this is. Non-reving is an abbreviation. It means non-revenue air travel.
1:55.6	And so some people call it staff travel, but most people call it non-repping. And it is a basically a ticket that you can use if you are an airline
2:06.5	employee or a retired employee. And you can use these free tickets to fly basically wherever you want. And it's a really, really awesome, awesome opportunity. If you fly for an
2:21.6	airline, a passenger airline, and they go places, you can hop on and go with them. And this is,
2:28.9	this is cool. If there's an open seat available, then they will slide you in and you can just hop on and get on a plane
2:38.3	in Charlotte and fly to Africa or fly to Europe or wherever. You can take multiple aircraft
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