Non-Rev Lounge

This week we have Lizzie with us! Lizzie is from a regional carrier and knows  EVERYTHING JONES, our guest from episode #24. She is from another country and we will see just where that is!!  (mysterious music 🎶 playing in the background) Thanksgiving week work blues! What? What Frontier?? Reservations are going,  “Bye, bye” Where was your first flight? We got a review!  🤣🤣🤣OUTTAKES!!🤣🤣🤣 Sta...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! We have Brittany back with us. Fantastic Four! 🙌 This episode we talked about all the things in which we are thankful ! Lara Tyler Mo Britt What are you thankful for??  We are thankful for upgraded seats!!! OUTTAKES 🙌👏 StaffTraveler is a great app that can help with your non rev travels! Use this to sign up and get entered into a free weekly raffle: https://stafftr...

Special Friday Drop!! The fun continues! The four friends discuss: If a movie was made about us, which actor would we want to play us? Our airline’s maintenance guys “Life On The Ramp” from Instagram comes to town! Tyler tells Lara to: “Stop Talking “ 🤣🤣 London passengers chose their entrees. Brittany pilot stories  Not So Nice Flight Attendant stories! https://blog.stafftraveler.com/stafftravel...

100   100   100   100   100   100   100   100   100 We made it to 💯 episodes👏👏👏👏👏 To help celebrate we have our auxiliary team member Brittany recording with us! We get together to remember some of our favorite episodes. Standby With Me’s website! https://standbywithme.com StaffTraveler has rolled out some cool  new features! Big thanks to them for their support of our podcast 🏆 We did an I...

Hey everyone! The three of us are back and just catching up! We’ve kept Broadway Tina with us for this one because she’s fun and we can bounce ideas off of her!  Election Day (Monique and Lara , fisticuffs?) Phoenix weather  Thanksgiving travel Baby On Board! Weird passengers  Merge talk since Tina and Lara have been through 2!! Hey everyone! Go sign up for StaffTraveler! It is a great app that ca...

We talk  to Tina who loves Broadway shows! She is a flight attendant that bids JFK trips if they give her enough time to go see a show!  She really appreciates London shows when her work trips take her there. She also non-revs just for a show! AWA alumn/Continental Airlines  Flight Attendant base change Broadway Rush Tickets, learn about these great tickets! TKTS booth in Time Square  Check the th...

We are joined by Tawni, Monique’s beautiful wife! They discuss their honeymoon up in the gorgeous San Juan Islands! Halloween 🎃 plans First year of Non reving for Tawni! ORD employee bus stop sign! Sleeping in airports 😩 San Juan Islands  Downtown Seattle  Hey everyone! Go sign up for StaffTraveler! It is a great app that can help with your non rev travels! Use this to sign up and get entered in...

Welcome Aboard!!  The three of us discuss the topic that our friends at Next Trip Podcast started! Airline employees: Which do you prefer?  Monique’s birthday messages 😄 Who is the funnier Crook? THE BIG DISCUSSION! Two guaranteed seats anywhere! Where would you go? Work stories  Lazy fellow employees 😡 Work/life balance! Hey everyone! Go sign up for StaffTraveler! It is a great app that can hel...

The three of us talk Dorkfest (and will we ever stop? 🤯)  No guests this week and we are happy to be just the 3 of us again!  Staff Traveler app story and why you need it! At Dorkfest, Lara helps another airline pilot non rev to Europe and he emails us about his trip! We talk about that video that went viral about the flight attendant that got sucker punched!  Lara in a Twitter war! Yet another L...

We bagged the interview of the year!!  Steve is an Executive Platinum flier for several airlines!  I mean, his Twitter handle is @mileagerunner !!  He is up in the air more than he is on ground as  TV executive.  FOUR MILLION MILES!! It’s because of Steve that Lara learned about mileage running. If you don’t knew what that is, you better give this episode a listen! Dinner date in (not gonna tell y...

We meet up with our friend Kelsey! She’s a gate agent in Columbus. Lara spent a lot of time there in her America West days! Kelsey took the plunge and met us for Dorkfest! She brought along her fun dad Bill who was always ready for adventure! Bill told  me he is so appreciative of his dad discount.  Kelsey fits right in with the Non Rev Lounge gang!  “Hi, my name is Kelsey, I’m addicted to travel...

We end our Dorkfest weekend with a bang! Ryan, who works for a major cargo carrier recaps the weekend with us! Next Trip Podcast believes we “stole” Ryan from them 😉 Staff Traveler coming in hot for Dorkfest! Ryan, is an Avgeek who has to ZED everywhere  How Ryan got to Dorkfest and “has” to fly back home! Who won in the many raffles? (Hint: it was NOT Ryan 😣) Ryan’s year and lifetime tally of f...

Hello to Lara’s aviation daughter Erin! Erin has been a non rev since birth! Now a working adult, she cannot non rev as much as she wants. Erin….Mom stifled her airline dreams! Erin’s epic journey chasing the pod seats to Spain. Does she make it? MIA gate agents Bottle service in Ibiza  How young do you have to be to go on a Contiki tour? Dorkfest!! This coming weekend at LAX 11am to 1pm! Come joi...

This week’s guest is who WE consider an icon in the Avgeek world! Brett Snyder the founder of Cranky Dorkfest! He owns and operates a travel concierge business (Cranky Concierge) and  a podcast called Cranky Talk. He is an aviation writer and blogger, Cranky Flier. He really has knowledge of aviation and airlines and is not afraid to post about it! We go into detail about the StaffTraveler and why...

We meet a Queen of the gates and Brenda shares her stories of London and how she didn’t even know it was the Queen’s Jubilee!! (I think everyone knew BUT Brenda) Did she get a pod seat?? Tyler FINALLY got his Global Entry interview and had to fly to another city for it! You’ll have to listen to discover which city! Brenda started in Reservations, just like our Monique ❤️ Brenda is not only a queen...

What do most people want for their big birthday? Well our Tyler, who counts his flights each year, wanted to non rev!! We head to Seattle! Our friend Issac Alexander, @jetcitystar (Twitter) hosted an Avgeek and Spacegeek BBQ  that we wanted to attend! (I know?? Right?? We’re avgeeks and we know it!) Open London flights doesn’t mean “Let’s go” Taking our college man (Zach) back to school in Chicago...

Monique finally got her big show and come to meet us in LAX next month.  Friends and Family travel to Mexico for the big wedding. Lara does a river cruise on the Thames river on her London Overnight Update on Dave's luggage that was lost on his Egypt trip. Lara does London and Hawaii back to back like a knucklehead! For safety reasons Lara sleeps with her shoes on, she is special.  Doing a Tr...

This week we talk about Tyler taking his Wife and son Jake To Dublin during the Peak Europe travel season.  Canceled flights getting to Dublin force our plan B Tyler and his family didn't help themselves fight their jet lag Giants Causway, and Titanic Museum Negative seats but One, Two, and Three are on the list on the return Tyler looks to go to Doah from Dublin to connect back to the states...

Our good friend, International Flight Attendant Brittany is back in The States!!  7 day Bahamas work trip (what? what?) We all go around and tell what we like about each other’s jobs!  Texas “Prefight Camp” for girls 11-14 of age! Camper cost for the week is only $450 and includes the Discovery Flight! https://www.preflightcamp.com Expose?? Really Mo? You’re gonna take us down that road?  Take you...

First   the company AirportTag has given  The Non Rev Lounge a discount for the photo luggage: LARA10   Lara’s trip to Egypt part deux!! We hear about  Lara’s flights on Egypt Air Pyramids…don’t get on the camels! Nile Cruise Abu-Simbel (watch out for loose rocks) Careful when you use a public restroom!! Felucca ride Egyptian night on the cruise!  How to get a discount in The Grand Bazaar in Cairo...

Lara is back from Egypt and Jordan.  Trip of a lifetime for sure!  But…, what did she order JUST for this tour? Listen and you will discover!  THIS WENT VIRAL ON FACEBOOK! Is Lara a narcissist?  You make the call! Lara’s current husband Dave: Good thing you think you’re funny Lara!!  Thank you Nahom from Lost and Found! Instagram live across 3 continents with 3 co-hosts! Heathrow is a MESS right n...

We talk with a flight attendant, Gene, who started America West Airlines!  He’s SO SENIOR but yet cool! He makes us laugh with his dry humor. I fly with him and he makes great PAs before the passengers get on board. Geno is also a big deal in the flight attendant union and has represented Lara a few times 🙄🙄 40 years of seniority this summer! Aviation start… Little airline in the desert 🌵  Favo...

The three amigos are back!! At the start of each month, the three of us are gonna try to impress you with our non rev thoughts and techniques! Work stories abound and they’re actually funny!!  Plus we really like each other and enjoy these episodes! 🤷‍♀️ What?? The most downloads? Thanks Tyler! You’re the only one who’s checking (alpha male) 🤣 Next Trip Podcast!! London delays (cheerio good mate...

Tyler and his lovely wife Katie join us and we discuss their PERX anniversary 7 day Alaska cruise! PERX gave them an upgraded meal! Work those PERX! Balcony or no balcony?  That is the question!! Non rev there or buy tickets? Seattle time! (Tyler and his chowder🙄) Glacier Bay Craig (Butchart Gardens) @Doorstomanual.exposure on Instagram  $100 credit abounds everywhere! 💯 This year may be the yea...

Perx is in the house!! Non Rev Lounge was so excited to get the Vice President of Perx, Jay as our guest! Perx.com is the top website for airline employee travel!  It’s the one stop shop for cruises, resorts, tours and river cruises!! IN FACT, TYLER IS ON A PERX CRUISE WHEN THIS EPISODE DROPS!!  We speak with Jay, the ultimate travel informant. He has done over 100 cruises!  Our cruise questions a...