Lucky us! We have a guest! Chris, a pilot for a major carrier non revs everywhere with his 3 children and super organized wife! They have a special needs daughter and he wants people to know that you CAN non rev with preparation and patience. Chris is a fantastic guest! First we talk shop! Lara was on NPR in Los Angeles talking about a Wall Street …

Kelsey is back!! Columbus gate agent Kelsey travels around the world for her birthday! Kelsey is also a rental car guru and gives us some great tips on renting cars with savvy!! Earn those miles🙌!! Lara talks us about her flight attendant annual recurrent training Kelsey goes to Doha Airport appreciation Singapore 🇸🇬 Link your frequent flyer accoun…

We three fly (well, they left behind 1/3 of the podcast on the first flight! 😃) to San Fran! We came to podcast in the phone booth in the lounge. We also wanted to use the Priority Pass restaurant amenities before they go away in July! Would you do Home Exchange? Tyler accuses Lara of being OCD 🙄 Bye bye Snowbirds! Passenger bags and Day 2 Syndrome…

We have a returning guest Broadway Tina, and her husband Meade join us to talk about some of their recent travels and also tell us all about Home Exchange! Catch up with Tina Upgraded Athens Cruise Buying tickets to see the Eclipse What is Home Swap The three different ways to do a swap Six weeks in NYC Hospitality and ultra-luxury If interested ch…

The three of us talk about some of our Spring break Travels. Short and sweet enjoy. Monique visits the Grand Canyon Southwest Buddy pass ends up in Jail Hyatt Club and Glass-blowing Lara bids HNL for a warm toilet seat The Chase Sapphire Reserve cuts Resturn access Outtakes (Pilots, tip more than a dollar) ✈StaffTraveler is a great app that can ass…

This week, we are joined by Monique's son Zack and by Tyler's son Jake, and we talk about travels and some work stories. Check back for show notes ✈StaffTraveler is a great app that can assist your non-rev travels! Use it to find the loads for your non-rev travel! Use this to sign up: https://stafftraveler.com/nonrevlounge ✈️Don’t forget your PERX.…

We three discuss our jobs at this time of the year! Isn’t it interesting how the people from different cities have their own flavors? Boeing has their own woes Control tower vs pilots What the heck happened to Catherine, The Duchess of Windsor? Captain retirement flight….does his non revs get priority seats; jumping the list?? It pays to know peopl…

We are big fans of Andrew and his Aviation Potcast. Tyler and Lara have been guest on Flying Smarter and now we get to have Andrew on our podcast. Andrew and his love for Aviation Getting private pilot licene in high school Andrew writes for AirlineGeeks.com Visiting every Disney Park Lara starts singing elevator Aviation Regulations Pikachu Dreaml…

The three of us each share a recent story from work, a trip to OAK, and heading to Idaho Falls for Grandma's funeral. Turblance on PVR flight Pounding on door to jet bridge Plane clothes officers want to see checked bags Delays into SFO Crime in Oakland Attending Network awards is like nonreving Prize Getting home Bereavement and saying good by to …

Tyler and Lara work this year’s The Cranky Network Awards ceremony and dinner! By far the aviation industry’s leading event! Almost every US and Canadian carrier is represented along with executives from Boeing and Airbus!! All the major airlines send their network planning teams to this event for the award ceremony! Brett Snyder enjoys The Non Rev…

We’re celebrating Lara’s birthday! Same day as a great aircraft…Airbus A220! The podcast group chat termed the LAX meet up #LarAAfest! Lara has been flying with the singing Capt Pete a lot! He’s such a nice man! Naked man in ORD! Did you see the videos? Airports are stressful for a lot of people When did LaGuardia become such a nice airport? Tyler …

Remember when Lara was at a bday party and that guy randomly kissed her and then immediately ran to Lara’s husband to apologize?? This is the girl we were celebrating! How do you dress like yourself? How did you get into aviation? Another America West Airlines story! Flight attendant = friends Personalities make the difference🤪 Our airline picks wi…

Brittany the Flight Attendant from overseas joins us as we discuss all things aviation!! Passengers tooting and drinking 🤮 True or False story Taylor Swift flight numbers! What’s that all about and it makes Tyler 😡 Phoenix Is The Friendliest Airport?? Another airline beats our airline for a non stop to Paris! If you’re interviewing for a flight att…

No guest today but we talk about our week and Lara’s trip to Cancun ❌👙 Lara FINALLY flys with her son Drew the Pilot Instructor! Listener letter questions us about how to find a hotel when non reving! Our tips and tricks on that! Passenger tried to board with a cat that WASN’T a cat 🤔 🐍 Avgeek friends meet up in DC! Dinner with Drew from Next Trip …

We talk about our LAX meetup on Saturday, February 3 rd, from 12pm-4pm at the Proud Bird restaurant by LAX ! Come have lunch and plane spot with us while we watch the big ole jet airliners come and land! Lara is on Reserve 😡 AGAIN! What is an ODAN? Why is Monique such a hard ass with passport signatures? Monique’s son Zach non revs to ORD 😱 in incl…

This week Cleveland -based flight attendant Chrissy joins us to talk about her aviation career. She talks about being hired as a flight attendant in two different mainline airlines as well as working on getting her private pilot license. Monique and Lara work on a pilots retirement flight Chrissy applies to be a Flight Attendant twice Looking at po…

Tyler goes on an adventure! Spirit and Frontier differences with our own airline 😆 Marcy the gate agent starts in Aviation in Da Club Want to Rev Non and Save Traveling with 9 people!! Family trip to Spain 🇪🇸 Working in da club she drives celebrities to their gate Stop for people to see them ZED for 16 hours. Philippines How to pay: get a little lo…

The three of us discuss Monique’s family’s adventures of holiday traveling! Tyler’s Stats but truly he is really flexing 🙄 6 new airlines! Tyler is not allowed out of the country! Is Tijuana really worth celebrating as a new destination? Monique’s 5 stressful flights. One not so stressful! Monique gets asked by her FA to give up her Business Class …

Merry Christmas 🎄 All three of us went somewhere and we discuss those trips and wrap up the year! Happy New Year Everyone! Nashville is the bachelorette capital of the USA! Drag Bus No cover charges Priority Pass Perks Can’t get a cocktail 🍸 on Sundays Tyler and Lara were both in Richmond at the same time! Charlotte Admirals Club has prepackaged fo…

Part Two of the Tyler Debacle! Chester and Pualani are getting hitched! 💍💒 SNA, Orange County, Santa Anna, John Wayne airport is limiting the amount of passengers when really they should whittle the airport names down to one 🙄 London Christmas markets for Tyler and Katie! Priority Pass lunches and breakfast PRO TIP: Ensure your passport has at leas…

This week we talk about our trip to Europe and how Tyler may not be as good of a non-rev as he thinks. Lara and Monique go to Frankfurt and Cologne for Christmas Markets and spend a day in Amsterdam. Man plans and God laughs!! The ever going quest for the pod seats How we all got to LHR Tyler is in massage heaven London Christmas Market Angels on R…

We sit down with Tonya, she’s an executive assistant for an airport ops VP. She has an amazing aviation story, and we are lucky to share it with you! So sit back, relax and buckle up. This is a good one! Tyler saves the day and became Lara’s hero ❤️ Boise=Lara Chicago=Mo: last football game for Zacky, Mo’s son! PDX and LAX=Tyler and the boys What’s…

**We are going to record with the founders of StaffTraveler. Let us know what questions we should ask them when we record. NonRevLoungePodcast@gmail.com** Happy third birthday to The Non Rev Lounge Podcast!! We have a guest! Allie-Jo and she tells us about her girls trip to Costa Rica! She flew into the Liberia airport and drove to the beach. Our w…

Are all dance moms cray-cray?? Not this one! Meet Val the hot 🔥gate agent/dance mom that travels all over the United States to dance competitions! Happy Thanksgiving week to all! What we are thankful for! Gate agents share treats, flight attendants, not so much!! We dish on rampers, maintenance, and always flight attendants (divas) Stay at home mom…

Shelly and Valarie join us and talk about their annual girls trip! This time they traveled to the Czech Republic . Shelly gets attacked in the jetway by Freddy Krueger It’s challenging to travel with 13 people Pub crawl with the bachelor party 🎉 Walking tours rock! The Dancing House The previous isolation of the country Who plans these epic trips? …

We discuss our feelings for turkey since we are in November! Unbelievably, Tyler has an opinion! 😆 Is Lara stalking Shawn T or is he stalking her? Tyler has a first row seat to an inflight food disaster! Listener Justin writes in as he has questions for us! Tips for non aviation travelers! Lara explains the London Mafia/Cartel. Turns our each emplo…

The three of us discuss Halloween and work! Lara makes a pretty big mistake Alaska pilot on 🍄 What special training do gate agents and flight attendants receive for these kind of incidents? The tip of JetBlue! Would you swap? Would you allow a naked man in the aircraft galley? What things SCARE you at work and traveling?? ✈️StaffTraveler is a great…

We three are at it again!! Do you get trip jealous?? Wings For Autism Tyler fesses about his Perx messes! 😆 It’s Fall Break for Tyler’s family All inclusive v cruise Tyler flex about Friends and Family hotel discount! How the heck did Tyler and his whole family (5 total) get to Cancun?? Travel Tip: make a photocopy of each person’s passport and sti…

This week the three of us discuss Monqiues Birthday trip to Cancun!! How does vacation work for each one of our jobs? Honolulu! And got paid! Hawaiian service inflight What is a unicorn? StaffTraveler HAS CRUISES NOW! 🙌 StaffTraveler has some new cool changes! From Sydney to Cancun Buc-ee’s! What is that? Tyler looks back at Monique’s SYD trip 😡 Do…

Tyler has big news (well, to him 🙄) Anyone wants to adopt Lara, DM her @laraketterman on IG Our guest is Capt Lance Lockhart! 🙌 I have been trying to get him on this podcast for a long time! But trying to get 4 airline people together on the same day is rough! Lance has a great side gig (don’t all pilots and FAs?) and we discuss his aviation career…

The three of us catch up on our non rev adventures! Monique’s funeral trip without the potatoes 🥔 Tyler has flight envy and copies Monique! What is Second Day Syndrome? Essential oils Monique?? Hmm 🤔 Lara visits the 777 avionics bay! And a certain London mechanic owes her a dollar! 💵 Lara gets an Inflight flight attendant check ride to London! Tyle…

Ashley is back!! This time with work stories and non rev travels! How Ashley started in aviation Ashley takes the quiz: Are you Hawaiian or Californian? StaffTraveler App has some great new features! Ask on social media, give them tips and they’ll give you credits! Lara reads StaffTravelers “24 Hours in This City” articles! Look those up for travel…

We are fortunate to be graced with Hawaiian Ashley as she takes us through each island and tells us the hidden in and outs! She is also an Avgeek! “I have an idea” and why her husband is so suspect Kona Volcano is erupting again Siamen at Hamura’s Salt beds Queen’s Bath Oahu Cook your own dinner at Shorebird Uluani’s for shaved ice Pearl Harbor a m…

With a heavy heart, we need to announce that Monique is no longer with us. Well at at least this week because she has COVID. Kelsey and Brittany join us to talk about Dorkfest and a few other topics. Day train Trip to San Diego Brittany is the new Zed Queen Flagship to Frontier Tyler and Katie go to Maui Flying on a B717 Meeting new people at Dorkf…

We three talk work and travel! Tyler goes to the Chicago Air Show…well, ..kinda… Who has more seats? Frontier’s A321NEO or a 787-900?? 787-800? Would you stand for a couple hours on an airplane for a cheaper ticket? Great locations for non revving in September and October! Of course, it wouldn’t be The Non Rev Lounge without discussing Hawaii!! Com…

The three of us discuss work and Tyler’s solo birthday trip! Lara is almost finished with Reserve Monique’s daughter ventures to Costa Rica! Outside of her comfort zone! Tyler gets a hall pass to travel for his birthday 🎂 First first Hot towel service talk Which lav on the plane is your favorite? Austrian Airlines! A320 NEO Trying to trade seats Vi…

The three of us have our own adventures to talk about today! (**) Lara is taking Percocet for dental pain relief. Gate Agents Unite!! Sorry if our macabre humor about bereavement at work was too much! Missing Katie’s grandmother, our guest from episode 21. Thank you to our airline for being so generous during bereavement! Listener letter! Thanks Ge…

Part Deux of Lara’s South America tour! But first.. Monique has a pilot story(**) Skip Lagging! Are you guilty? Wrong Amazon Tyler! 🙄 Machu Picchu! There are many different types of entrance tickets to Machu Picchu. Ensure you have the one that gives you entry to the places you most desire to see Asthma…chocolate covered expresso beans! ✈️StaffTrav…

Lara returns from her 20 day trip to South America! 🔥🔥 Let’s talk Arizona heat 🔥🔥 Club access is changing 😱 Monique gets to see everyone bc she’s at the gates! Listener letter 🙌 What makes a good non-rev destination?? Email us and let us know: Nonrevloungepodcast@gmail.com Hard to pack for so many destinations! Passport Health gets you ready for yo…

This weeks show we are lucky to be joind by 5 different guests. Brittany recorded short segments while we were in Dallas. Some former guests, and some that we have never had on, enjoy! DJ Spotter talks about some travel stories, and settles the question ;!who is funnier Tyler or Monique! Greg from Season 1 sits down and endures talking to Brittany …

A friend of the show Kelsey joins us this week to talk about some of her recent travels and we talk about how not to lose your Global Entry. Lara does a domestic flight and NOT because she is on reserve. RedWay inaugural flight There are no Doctors on Spirit flights Dont lose your Global Entry Kelsey does Roatan Thanks, Jim Aspell The Day the Music…

This week fellow PHX ramper Tim joins the crew to talk about his around the world travels. He also has a great tip for those that don't have global entry. Welcome back Lara, we missed you Final thoughts from the Yellowstone trip Welcome to the show Tim Tim takes a back up plan to get to Thailand The return finishes the full circle of the earth Sain…

This week the Crew is joined by Brittany and Kelsey to talk about a few fun trips and Aviation topics. Wrap up on Yellow Stone StaffTraveler is growing and we are so happy for them Brittany goes to Hawaii and Zeds on the Hawaiian How the Heat affects work In PHX Family of 12 on the stand by list Customer Complains from Thomas Cook Out Takes ✈️Staff…

Tyler messed up the recording so Its just Tyler and Monique to host this special July 4th episode. ✈️StaffTraveler is a great app that can assist you in your non-rev travels! Use it to find the loads for your non-rev travel! Use this to sign up and get entered into a free weekly raffle: https://stafftraveler.com/nonrevlounge ✈️ Don’t forget your PE…

This week the three of us talk about a few recent trips including Monique attending Pride night in Disney Land and Tyler taking his wife (Katie) to Cancun for a long ❤️weekend. Getting Mo’s daughter Allie-Jo to a hair show! Disney Pride Night! You don’t have to have a gay card! Tyler admits he was “trav-hangry” because everyone was traveling but hi…

The gang is back together!! We reunite and talk about work Lara’s group tour of Ireland! Inspired by Lizzie from episodes #103 & 104. Shop talk 😏 Mo’s cell number for T Mobile: 867-5309 We talk about showers 🚿 WestJet oddities (Yes, we bought tickets 🙄😫) Jumpseat clarification Train to Limerick Do you know what a “Busker” is? Ireland 🇮🇪 lesson 🇬🇧 W…

Part two with the amazing Rico. We focus on the beauty of solo travel! Find our Rico on Instagram at : Jetsetsuave Lies about a million mile-er! Get on an airplane even when it’s busy! Tips on booking hotels and cars. Shorter trips help you sample the city. Make a list of what you want to do Golden Tours is our secret What is your objective when yo…

We had an amazing time recording with Rico. We met in person at the Dallas meet up . We talk about his job in the airline industry (psst…. He doesn’t work for an airline 😱) as well as a few of his amazing travels. Rico has a great radio voice! Rico flys in from ATL Muy caliente in Phoenix rn Rico gets into the door! Rico and Lara talk beer 🍺 Aviati…

We’re FINALLY interviewing our good friend Brandon, the network planner that we met at Dorkfest 2 years ago! He non revs almost EVERY weekend! We rant about work Would you rather game Cranky Network Award 🥇 Deserving Raffle winner 🏆 What planning a new route is like Perks of his job What is network planning? Not everyone is an Avgeek 🙄 Quick day tr…

We visit with guest Katie from season one. She is an international travel agent. Katie came to the Non Rev Lounge Does Dallas meet up. PS.. she is just as darling as her accent! WestJet strike looms Rob Schneider promises Anyone can play doctor International Destination Marketing is her new job Hotels, attractions and activities. Fam trip to Park C…