Which option best describes NON-REVENUE (NON-REV)?

Which option best describes NON-REVENUE (NON-REV)?

• A. A traveling on a reduced rate ticket or pass.
• B. A fully paid ticket.
• C. A complimentary upgrade.
• D. A non-refundable ticket.

Answer: (A)

Non-revenue travel means the traveler isn’t paying a standard revenue fare—it's usually airline employees and their guests who fly on space-available seats or through reduced-rate passes. Describing it as traveling on a reduced-rate ticket or pass captures the essence: the traveler is accommodated without generating revenue for the airline, thanks to status or special passes. A fully paid ticket is revenue because money is exchanged for the fare. A complimentary upgrade is a benefit that can come with various fare types and isn’t the defining feature of non-revenue travel. A non-refundable ticket concerns fare rules, not whether the traveler is paying revenue or traveling on a pass.

Non-revenue travel means the traveler isn’t paying a standard revenue fare—it's usually airline employees and their guests who fly on space-available seats or through reduced-rate passes. Describing it as traveling on a reduced-rate ticket or pass captures the essence: the traveler is accommodated without generating revenue for the airline, thanks to status or special passes. A fully paid ticket is revenue because money is exchanged for the fare. A complimentary upgrade is a benefit that can come with various fare types and isn’t the defining feature of non-revenue travel. A non-refundable ticket concerns fare rules, not whether the traveler is paying revenue or traveling on a pass.