Disadvantages in Air courier
If you prepay any money for participation as a commercial airline envoy, you are being given the run around.
Not very long ago, taking a position as a commercial airline courier was an attractive way to travel on a small allowance. You essentially were contacted to transport a parcel from one city to another and your carry-on baggage allocation was “rented.” You were then rewarded with a low fare for the trip. This type of agreement isn’t as prevalent anymore, due to the fact that companies don’t rely on couriers as much as they used to, because air shipping is faster than it ever was before. Another reason is that security requirements have grown more rigorous in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington DC.
These days, few companies can offer someone the chance to serve as a courier. Although in the 1970s, one would pay a token passage as a courier, nowadays, you barely save 15 to 50�% off the full ticket price (i.e., a flight from Washington to Madrid or Rome could possibly come to about £499 for a round trip, but one can regularly find these types of ticket prices being sold to the general public).
If you do decide to become a courier, you won’t receive many options in where you can travel. You go to whatever location they need you to visit, whether it is the Middle East, North America or another location. You obtain a last minute permit for the trip and are often times restricted as to the number of bags you are approved to have with you. Chances are, you will get better discounts by finding reasonably priced flights using other means.
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