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AIR TRAVEL
Booking Flights
All
air travel arrangements must be made through BCD.
WSI receives discounted rates with:
United Airlines (includes Continental, Air Canada, Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian,
and Brussels Airlines)
Delta Airlines (includes KLM, Air France, and Alitalia)
Southwest
Emirates
Qantas
Cathay Pacific
Flight class guidelines:
Domestic Flights:
Economy
is required for all domestic travel.
Economy Plus
is not permitted for domestic flights.
International Flights:
Economy
is required for all international travel, except:
o
Economy Plus
or
Premium Economy
is allowed for ANY level
associate who 1) provides BCD with their manager’s written
approval
AND
2) is booking a
Long Haul International Flight
*.
o
Business
is allowed for an associate who 1) is Director level and
above
OR
qualifies as a
Frequent International Traveler
*
AND
2) is booking a
Long Haul International Flight*
.
* For detailed definitions of these terms, please refer to the
Frequently Used Terms page of this policy.
Only flights booked through BCD will receive our discounts which are applied to our
contractual revenue commitments with the airlines. Flights should be booked at least 7
to 14 days in advance in order to qualify for discounted air fares.
BCD will recommend the lowest logical airfare available for all travel, including penalty or
restricted fares. Should you find a less expensive fare, call BCD and have them book the
fare for you. If the agent is not able to book the lower fare, please report this to the