07-11-2022, 08:58 PM
(07-11-2022, 08:40 PM)excel99 Wrote: I hope I haven't offended anyone as that certainly wasn't the intent but the point I wanted to try and get across is that we can't assume all travel is necessarily for work purposesNot at all!
Being a bit of an aviation geek and frequent flyer with status on a few carriers - getting moved to is pretty common.
I'm sure the majority of talent at CNN have either been given status or earned it through extensive travel. I know for sure some airlines gift talent with status that would almost certainly land someone in J class (up front) if space permitted.
Take a peek around social media, you can see who's sat up front and aren't shy of posting pics!
Without mentioning names, there are people from many networks living and working in NYC that get to use 'Blade' to fly back and forth the Hamptons, Miami etc... in return for social media posts of course! All part of the game.