No Todd I am a flight attendant for the big one DELTA. And even airline employees have trouble pass riding because every airplane has too many free tickets, due to the frequent flyer. This is a major reason airlines are in the mess they are in today. i have 32 years in the sky and have given up half my pay just to keep working. Our society does need to wake up and smell the coffee. Because our situation today is not getting any better. Travel like i do and you will see not just in the usa but our financial crisis is a global issue..Why do you think there are' nt any freebies on a plane anymore. Any aircraft can be full but it still can lose money due to the frequent flyers different amounts of fares on each flight. So the next time your on a flight anywhere don't expect to much because the person sitting next to you could have paid 500.00 more for the same row. The airlines need to ditch the frquent flyer miles. Everything in life has gone up since the seventies except the airline ticket. People think they should be able to fly from LA to New York round trip for $200.00 today. Got news for you that might of been in the 70's but not today.