> Also not forgetting the railway employees who get a free first class trip
> anywhere in Australia first class every 12 months. The airlines did a study
> (and I think the railways did one too that proved the same thing) that
> showed most people who travel in first class travelled at a discount (eg
> employee, pensioner on concession, etc). This was one of the reasons the
> airlines ditched first class for a revamped and expanded business class on
> domestic flights.
As far as the operator is concerned, employees are full adult fares. For
instance, if I book on the XPT to Grafton, CityRail re-imburses CountryLink for
the full adult fare of my journey.
-- David Johnson CityRail Guard trainman@ozemail.com.au http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/