May-September, 1980
page seven
Interesting interlining
Don’t let your dependents be denied boarding
If you haven’t travelled on-line during the
past couple of months you may have missed
reading the Non-Revenue/Reduced Rate Travel
Guide which has been attached to all employee
passes. Continuing problems with dependents
not meeting the dress code requirements indicate
the word about the rule is not getting to the
riders. Whether it is children off at school or
parents flying reduced rate without you, it is
your responsibility to see that they meet the
guidelines. Frequent and timely reminders will
help you get them where they want to be when
they want to be there. Points to remember:
ATTIRE: When traveling on a pass or
reduced rate ticket, passengers must be
neat, clean and well groomed in accordance
with Piedmont standards.
Male passengers age 16 and above must
wear business suits or coordinated sport
coat and trousers. A shirt and tie is required
with business suits. Ties are preferred with
sport coat and trousers, however, turtle-
neck or neat open collar shirts are accept
able. Leather coats styled like traditional
suit coats are acceptable as sport coats. Ski
jackets, all-weather jackets, vinyl jackets
and sweater jackets are not acceptable as
sport coats. Collarless shirts, tank or t-
shirts, sweat shirts, jeans, bare feet, sandals
or shoes without socks are not acceptable.
Female passengers age 16 and above must
wear a dress, suit, dress pantsuit or co
ordinated skirt or slacks with a dress blouse
or sweater. Shorts, hotpants, jeans, t-shirts,
tank tops, sweat shirts, tops with any part
of midriff bare, short skirts, bare feet,
thongs or casual sandals, or hair in curlers
are not acceptable.
Children should be well groomed and
dressed in clothing suitable for travel.
Transportation will be denied passengers
not meeting these standards.
CALLS TO RESERVATIONS: All space
available passengers are required to list
for their desired flight. Always identify
yourself as a pass rider and specify the
type pass or ticket held. If traveling on a
meal flight, list at least six hours prior to
departure but not more than 24 hours in
advance. Reservations may be made only
by passengers holding 50% reduced rate or
non revenue positive space tickets. All calls
to the reservations office should be between
7:00 pm and 7:00 am.
IDENTIFICATION: All passengers must
be prepared to present positive identifica
tion. Employees should present their com
pany I.D. card.
CHECK-IN AND BOARDING: Present
your ticket at the boarding gate at least 30
minutes prior to the scheduled departure.
After checking in, keep clear of the ticket
lift desk until your name is called or you
are otherwise advised that you may board
the flight. Please let revenue passengers
board first. Accept seat assignments as
issued by the gate agent. If you are denied
boarding or asked to deplane at any point,
do so quickly and quietly. (Airline personnel/
family members who are denied boarding
and/or deplaned will not be entitled to
denied boarding compensation.) Go to the
Piedmont ticket counter and list yourself
on the next flight.
PERSONAL CONDUCT: Avoid “talking
shop” and do not call on in-flight crew
members unless necessary. Please remem
ber, our primary responsibility is to provide
the best possible service to our full fare
passengers.
Ski season is almost here
If you haven’t joined the Piedmont Ski Club
there are special reduced rate memberships
available through the end of the year. Individual
fees are $3 and family rate is $5, down from the
regular $6 and $10 costs. Send check or money
order made payable to Piedmont Ski Club to
John Lasater, 2625 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook,
IL 60521.
Las Vegas parties to last 24 days
A 24-hour party is one thing but it takes avid
interliners to sustain a 24-day celebration. The
fourth annual Las Vegas World Wide Airliners
Party is set for November 30-December 23 this
year and promises to be “bigger and better than
ever”. The host Tropicana Hotel expects 10,000
airline employees and their families to attend
the festivities for one of the two-night, three-day
packages designed to cover the 24-day gala. The
$75 per person, double occupancy cost includes
room, lunches, special parties, entertainment,
and prizes. For more information call 800 634-
6135.
Hawaiian beach beckons
United Second Officer Don Blum has in
creased the number of Waikiki Beach condo
miniums he offers to airline employees at discount
rates. The 39 units range from studio to two
bedrooms, economy to luxury at prices which
vary from $20 to $45 a night, plus tax. There is
a four night minimum and the price increased
only $5 during the winter season. For further
information or reservations contact Donald R.
Blum, 6542 Ocean Crest Drive D-410, Palos
Verdes, CA 90274, 213 541-8813.
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If I’d just known to be neater, I could have gone
home.
Try a bargain near-by
The Bamboo Motel at Garden City Beach,
SC is offering Piedmont employees a 50 percent
space available discount which is applicable only
to dates of stay. Advance reservations at a dis
count aren’t possible. Seasonal, through Novem
ber, rates range from $20 a night for one bed
room, to $48 a night for a two bedroom apart
ment. For more information write R. Robert
Verniero, Route 1, Box 185, Garden City Beach,
SC 29576.
Radisson cuts rates
The Radisson Hotel Corp. is offering a 50
percent discount on a space available basis to
Piedmont employees travelling for pleasure. The
discount is good at their hotels, inns and resorts
for the remainder of this year and during 1981.
Radisson properties are in Scottsdale, AZ;
Denver; Wilmington, DE; Haines City, FL;
Atlanta; Chicago: Boston (Danvers): Saginaw,
Ml: Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and Alex
andria, MN; Kansas City; Charlotte; Nashville:
Burlington, VT; and LaCrosse, WI.
There are some date restrictions at Scotts
dale, Haines City and Alexandria.
Reservations may be made directly with the
individual Radissons or by calling 800 228-9822.
Your Piedmont ID will be required at check-in.
You can go to Cannes
If southeastern France sounds like fun the
Montfleury Inter-Continental Hotel in Cannes is
offering Piedmont employees a 50 percent
discount on their minimum rates through
March 31, 1981. The discount will be good
during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
The rates, including discount, service charges
and taxes, are 100 PVench francs or about $24
for a single and 130 francs or approximately
$31 for a double.
Located in the Francois-Andre Park, the
Montfleury Inter-Continental overlooks the bay
of Cannes. The available facilities include ten
tennis courts and an ice skating rink. At nearby
Mandelieu and Mougins there are two 18-hole
golf courses. To make reservations, call any
Inter-Continental reservations office, identify
yourself as a Piedmont employee and refer to
the Montfleury airline promotion.
Some skiers like Maine’s slopes
If you’re not quite ready for the Rockies
there is a Maine winter vacation package which
includes cross country skiing, snowmobiling
and snowshoeing. There are only five trips
planned for this winter and each is limited to a
maximum of 12 participants. Price for the four
day/four night adventure is $225 which includes
nearly everything following your arrival at
Bangor International Airport. The first trip is
scheduled for late January. Bangor is served by
Delta and Bar Harbor Airlines from Boston.
For complete details, write Bob Mensink,
Maine Wilderness Paddlers Inc., Pond’s End,
Mount Desert, Maine 04660. His phone number
is 207 244-5854.
Austria is alluring for skiers
As the 1980-81 ski season opens the Austrian
National Tourist Office advises us they’ve set up
a 24-hour service Austrian Snow Phone. The
number is 212 697-8295. If you’re planning to
use Austrian Airlines’ Waltz Away P^are which
allows unlimited flights on its European net
work for $20 per flight segment you might
make a note of the Snow Phone number. For
information from Austrian Airlines you should
call 800 223-0327.
A variety of interline packages to Austria
are offered by Alpine Ski Tours, Inc., P. 0. Box
545, Crystal Bay, Nevada 89402. Among the
resorts included on Alpine’s tour list are St.
Anron am Arlberg, Kitzbuehel and Badgastein.
Prices for the seven-day tours range from $490
to $525.
Other ski tour possibilities are offered by Ski
Jetaway, 21 Murray Place, Merrick, N. Y. 516
623-8016. In addition to some of the same locales
mentioned above, Ski Jetaway mentions Inns
bruck and Axams as resorts.
For details on any of the tours you should
contact the tour operators directly.
This column on discount travel information is
offered as a service to employees. It is compiled,
from material sent to the Piedmonitor and the
interline department. Neither Piedmont nor the
Piedmonitor can assume any responsibility for
any irregularities that may occur in connection
with offers that are described.