Zonal Employee Discount

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Zonal Employee Discount (ZED) is a multilateral agreement for reduced rate personal travel by airline employees and other travelers. Airlines may bilaterally agree to apply one of three fare levels (Low, Medium, High), space-available/subload and/or positive space/firm reservation status, as well as eligibility for travel in the economy and/or business class cabins.

ZED is half of a larger organization known as the ZED/MIBA Forum. The Forum is made up of over 175 member airlines from all parts of the globe, participating in the ZED and/or the MIBA (Multilateral Interline Business Agreement) programs. ZED and MIBA conditions may be applied for travel on and by other airlines, as bilaterally agreed, or by the airline's own employees traveling on its own flights.

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[edit] Background

ZED was formed in 1994 by seven airlines:

  • Aer Lingus
  • Air Canada
  • Austrian Airlines
  • British Airways
  • Lufthansa
  • Malev Hungarian
  • SAS/Scandinavian

Since its formation, the organization has grown to include approximately 180 airlines from all parts of the globe as well as over 70 affiliate airlines. ZED/MIBA Forum member airlines represent over 90 countries and 6 continents. The administration of the ZED program was merged with the MIBA program in 2001. These programs are governed by three separate agreements: ZED/MIBA Forum Agreement, ZED Agreement, and MIBA Agreement.

[edit] Becoming a member

An airline is eligible to participate in ZED and/or MIBA if it:

  • operates scheduled air passenger transportation services available for ZED/MIBA use
  • is able to accept industry discount tickets in accordance with the terms of the agreement and the ZED and/or MIBA agreements
  • is able to issue and/or authorize another ZED/MIBA Forum member to issue on its behalf, industry discount ID tickets in accordance with the agreements
  • is able to communicate via an official (corporate) email address
  • publishes its scheduled air passenger transportation services and availability in major GDSs, e.g Amadeus, Sabre, Worldspan, Gabriel, Galileo

If the airline meets all of the above criteria, it may submit an application to the ZED/MIBA Forum Member Service Center and pay all required fees for participation. Once accepted, an airline must also negotiate and implement its first bilateral concurrence with another ZED/MIBA Forum Member.

[edit] List of ZED/MIBA Forum member airlines

Adria Airways
Aegean Airlines S.A.
Aer Lingus Limited
Aeroflot - Russian Airlines
Aeromar, la línea aérea ejecutiva de México
Aerovias de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
AeroSvit - Ukrainian Airlines
Alpenlandisches Flugunternehmen Ges.m.b.H.
Air Astana JSC
Air Austral
Air Baltic Corporation (airBaltic)
Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG
Air Calédonie
Air Caledonie International
Air Canada
Air Caraïbes
Air Dolomiti S.p.a.
Air Europa Líneas Aéreas, S.A.U.
Société Air France
Air Greenland
Air India Ltd.
Air Inuit Ltd
Air Jamaica, Ltd.
Air Macau Company Limited
Air Madagascar
Air Malawi Ltd
Air Malta plc.
Air Mauritius
Air Namibia (PTY) Ltd.
Air Niugini Limited
Air One S.p.A.
Air Seychelles Limited
Air Tahiti Ltd.
Air Tahiti Nui, Inc.
Air Vallée S.p.A.
Air Vanuatu (Operations) Ltd.
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation
Air Zimbabwe (PVT) Ltd.
Alaska Air Group Inc.
Linee Aeree Italiane S.p.A.
Aloha Airlines Inc.
Alpi Ealges S.p.a.
American Airlines, Inc.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Arkia - Israeli Airlines Ltd.
Asiana Airlines, Inc.
ATA Airlines, Inc.
Atlantic Airways
Österreichische Luftverkehrs AG
Consorcio Aviaxsa SA de CV
Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A.
Bangkok Airways Co., Ltd.
Bearskin Airlines
Belavia Belarusian National Airline
Binter Canarias S.A.
Blue Panorama Airlines
British Midland Airways Limited
British Airways Plc
Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde, S.A. (TACV)
Calm Air International Ltd.
Canadian North
Cape Air
Caribbean Airlines Ltd
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
Cayman Airways Ltd.
Siege social de CCM Airlines
Central Mountain Air Ltd.
China Airlines
CimberAir A/S
Cirrus Airlines Luftfahrtgesellschaft mbH
City Airline
Coast Air KS
Continental Airlines, Inc.
Copa Airlines
Corse Air International
Croatia Airlines d.d.
Cyprus Airways Public Limited
České aerolinie, a. s.
EgyptAir Holding Company
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd.
Emirates Airline
Era Aviation, Inc.
Eritrean Airlines
AS Estonian Air
Ethiopian Air Lines Inc.
Etihad Airways
Eurofly S.p.A.
EVA Airways Corporation
ExpressJet, Inc.
FAT Taiwan Inc.
Finnair Oyj
Finnish Commuter Airlines
First Air
Jersey European Airways Limited
AB flyLAL – Lithuanian Airlines
Frontier Airlines, Inc.
Garuda Indonesia
Ghana International Airlines Limited
Great Lakes Aviation LTD.
Gulf Air Company, G.S.C.
Gulfstream International Airlines
Hahn Air Lines GmbH
Hawaiian Airlines, INC.
Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited
Hong Kong Express Airways Limited
Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A.
Icelandair
IranAir
Island Air
Israir Airlines & Tourism Ltd.
Japan Airlines Corporation
Jat Airways
Jet Airways (India) Ltd.
Kenya Airways Limited
Kingfisher Airlines Ltd.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd
Kuwait Airways Corp.
Líneas Aereas Costarricenses SA
Lan Airlines S.A.
LIAT (1974) Ltd
LOT Polish Airlines
LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Luxair S.A.
Malaysia Airlines
Malev Hungarian Airlines Plc
Malmö Aviation
Martinair Holland NV
MAT- Macedonian Airlines
MAXJET AIRWAYS
Meridiana S.p.a.
Mesa Air
Mexicana de Aviación, S.A.
Middle East Airlines - Airliban
Midwest Express Airlines, Inc.
Montenegro Airlines
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Olympic Airlines
Oman Aviation Services Co.
Pakistan International Airlines Corporation
Philippine Airlines Inc.
PLUNA Lineas Aéreas Uruguayas S.A.
Polynesian Limited
Qantas Airways Limited
Qatar Airways Q.C.S.C.
Royal Air Maroc
Regional Air Lines
Royal Jordanian Airlines
Sata Internacional
Saudi Arabian Airlines
SAS AB
Scenic Airlines, Inc.
Skyways Express AB
SkyWest Airlines, Inc.
South African Airways
Southwest Airlines
Spanair S.A.
SriLankan Airlines Limited
Surinam Airways Ltd
Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.
TACA International Airlines, S.A.
TAP Portugal
TAROM Romanian Air Transport, S.A.
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
TransAsia Airways
Trans States Airlines
Hapag-Lloyd Flug GmbH
Tunisair
Turkish Airlines Inc.
UNI Airways Corporation
United Air Lines, Inc.
US Airways Inc.
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.
Virgin Nigeria Airways Limited
Vlaamse Luchttransportmaatschappij
Windward Island Airways
Yemen Airways

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