Fired airline executive collects more than $1 million after getting the ax—and keeps his platinum travel status

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Fired airline executive collects more than $1 million after getting the ax—and keeps his platinum travel status

Losing a job is difficult enough, but it’s another cruel ***** to lose the extra legroom in business class.

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Vasu ***** won’t have to worry about that, at least not yet.

The former executive, 47, negotiated

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with the airline that allows “unlimited reserved travel in any class” for ***** and his spouse or companion and children, according to the company. He’ll also get

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and entry to Admirals Club lounges at his leisure. According to the program, that means free upgrades, comped food and drink, three free checked bags, and a dedicated line for flight changes and reservations. This is all on *********’s dime, a spokesperson confirmed.

*****, who joined the company’s predecessor airline in 2004 as an analyst, will also collect $1.4 million in payments under the terms of the agreement, plus career transition services. ***** had been *********’s chief commercial officer since 2022, and

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His 2023 compensation was valued at $12.2 million, including yearly salary, cash bonus, stock, and perquisites.

In February 2025, the separation agreement also says ***** will be demoted to the company’s

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who pay taxes and fees for their tickets but are allowed to fly for free.

***** did not respond to a message on

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declined to comment further.

********* announced on May 28 that ***** would depart in June and that it would search for a new chief commercial officer to replace him.

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that the company needed to improve on executing its long-range plans and attending to the marketplace.

“I admire his creative thinking, his passion. He’s an innovator, a disruptor. He’s a good friend. But sometimes we need a reset, and in this case, we do,” said Isom,

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that ***** was the subject of constructive feedback from consulting firm Bain & Co., which found the executive had overseen a new booking system that directed companies away from booking agencies and toward *********’s website and app. The move resulted in cuts to the sales department and infuriated corporate clients and travel management companies, which also criticized the airline for having poor tech.

In conjunction with *********’s May announcement that ***** was leaving,

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The stock price is down 20% year to date.

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