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Air New Zealand announces internal sex for travel enquiry
An internal inquiry into an alleged sex for travel scam involving prostitutes and its staff as been announced at Air New Zealand. The airline confirmed that it was investigating an alleged breach of its staff travel policy, related to staff travel privileges being used in return for sexual favours.
The statement was made the day before details of the alleged scandal are hitting the newsstands in a cover story by Investigate magazine, which quotes an Auckland hotel staff member claiming a number of Air New Zealand employees have negotiated what is described as a mutually beneficial arrangement with sex workers where it is claimed in return for providing discounted air travel, the employees receive free sexual services.
The hotel worker told Investigate that prostitutes used the Air New Zealand staff to gain cheap travel deals through the airline’s staff buddy fares system, saying that up to 10 women, accompanied by Air New Zealand staffers, were what were described as regular guests at the hotel.
The airline yesterday revealed that one staff member, in a non-management role, was under investigation following the story, but would not give details of the inquiry.
Air New Zealand provided details of its staff travel discounts, through which on a buddy fare, a person may travel with an Air New Zealand staff member anywhere in the world, up to four times a year and with a nominee fare, after 12 months’ service an employee may nominate a person for unlimited travel, anywhere in the world.
Air New Zealand employs about 10,000 staff around the world, with a large number eligible for staff travel privileges.
In a statement released last night, Air New Zealand Human Resources Group General Manager Vanessa Stoddart said that the alleged breach was being treated “extremely seriously, adding that staff travel is a privilege and not a right and that it is made clear to all employees when they join the company that there are strict rules governing the use of staff travel and one of these being that it is not to be used for commercial gain.
She added that staff who abused company travel privileges could face the sack.
Report by The Mole.
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