Korean Job Discussion Forums

[wayfarer]

on their return trip, when finishing a contract and not renewing?

Who exactly decides what ticket is too expensive?

My forebodings turned out to be true this afternoon- the school doesn't want to pay for a non-stop flight... (and I don't want to hang around in LA and Detroit for 6 extra hours...)

[schwa]

"Direct" does not equal "nonstop."

It just means any trip from point A to point B, which can include transfers (but not deliberate stop-overs).

[bogey666]

[losing_touch]

Actually, direct has a very clear meaning if you work in the airline industry. A direct flight is one that stops, but changing planes is not needed. Contrast this term with non-stop and connecting. Though, using it with customers always used to cause confusion.

[wayfarer]

I'm forced to assume that anyone who's gone through this, isn't in Korea anymore, and therefore no longer reads these boards, hence the lack of input... alright I'll figure this out on my own.

[Jammer113]

I've got no advice as to what you're entitled to, because the governing language of your contract is Korean, and I can't translate Korean that well. Look at the appropriate Korean section of your contract and get a friend to translate it. Or perhaps post the appropriate Korean on the board and ask for someone to translate it.

But really.... how much time and/or money are you talking about? Is six hours really enough to put bad blood between you and the school you're leaving? I'm not talking about being a pushover. I'm talking about realizing there's a reasonable disagreement here and negotiating.

As for who decides that it's too expensive, you're school has a question and answer book which deals with problems like these. Unfortunately, it's also only in Korean. Past that, it depends on individual schools.

[nathanrutledge]

It means that you get the most direct flight from here to where you live. So, if you live in Chicago, and they want you to take a layover in L.A., you can say no, as there are direct flights to Chicago from here. Myself, I am from Nebraska, so I have to fly to Dallas or Chicago, and then I can fly direct to Omaha. They wanted me to take a ticket that had a stop in L.A., but you can't fly directly to Omaha from there, so I declined.

In my experience, the amount of time on layovers isn't included, but overall, if you negotiate with them, it's usually not a problem. But if they want to get you a ticket with three layovers when its possible to have a one layover flight, stick to your guns man.

[lifeinkorea]

I understand it is an issue for the contract, but you would think before you leave your country you would get an itinerary. If that flight makes stops, then you can expect the same returning.

Another option is to just go where the first plane lands and take a bus back. You probably don't have immediate plans when you get back, and you could see a bit of your country while you return.

[hari seldon]

Tell them you want a layover in Hawaii.