Remote area Fly-In Fly-Out travel program
Maximise your savings and enjoy the convenience of our salary packaging program.
What does the program include?
The Fly-In, Fly-Out (FIFO) travel benefit is available to eligible employees who work in a remote area and are required to regularly travel from their usual place of residence to work in the remote area.
Under this program, you could pay for the eligible airfares using pre-tax dollars, effectively reducing your taxable income, and potentially saving you on income tax.
You could also potentially save on associated GST on these expenses when you choose to salary package this benefit, because input tax credits for the GST portion may be claimable by your employer.
A salary sacrifice arrangement for FIFO travel is an exempt fringe benefit where certain conditions are met and is therefore not subject to any additional Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT).
Frequently asked questions
No, under this arrangement you can only receive the tax benefits for travel that is booked for you, for flights that are aligned to your work roster.
No, you can only book your flights through SG Fleet’s allocated Travel Partner.
The normal rules apply for flight changes. Please refer to the airline website or read your itinerary for more information. If the fare type is able to be changed, you can change your flights online, or by calling SG Fleet’s travel partner.
Yes, you can notify us of your Frequent Flyer details upon application and we will set them up on your traveller profile.
Only Economy flights (flexible, partially flexible and sale fares) can be booked under this arrangement, however you can choose to upgrade your seat with Frequent Flyer points once your original Economy booking has been made.
No, you are unable to use Frequent Flyer points to pay for any part of the fares booked as part of this arrangement.
No, you can only book for flights under this arrangement.
At SG Fleet, we will calculate your estimated annual spend based on the information you provide us in your application form. Once we have your estimated annual spend we can then calculate your salary deductions based on your payroll frequency.
Once the application process is complete, and your salary deductions have commenced, you will be sent a welcome email from SG Fleet’s travel partner. The email will contain instructions on how to use the online booking system, and you will be sent a website link and temporary password to log in. The first time you log in, you will be prompted to choose a new password, and from this point you can start booking flights as required. You should save the website link in your web browser favourites for future bookings.
It is recommended that you book flights at least one week in advance (preferably 2-3 weeks), in order to achieve more reasonable flight prices.
Please note that booking too far in advance may impact you if your circumstances change, and you are no longer able to take the flights, or receive the credits.
It is SG Fleet policy that you can only have up to two return flight bookings at any one time. This is because SG Fleet needs to pay the cost of your flights to our travel partner upfront, and we need to ensure that your salary packaging account is never in deficit.
When you cease employment, you should notify SG Fleet immediately and stop booking flights through this arrangement. Any booked flights or credits will be forfeited.
Your account may start with a low balance. This is normal, and over time this balance should recover as more salary deductions are made. We know that flight prices can vary, so we will keep an eye on your account balance and contact you to re-assess your deductions should your account become low, or you are at risk of not being able to book flights.
You may also contact SG Fleet and request a change to your package if your travel frequency or circumstances change to be pro-active in managing your account.
Put simply, it is an account where your pre-tax deductions are held and SG Fleet uses these funds to pay for your flights.
You can only book flights directly between a departure airport in your usual home town and a nominated arrival airport near your workplace. You must return to the same airport you departed from. You can only book the most direct route possible, and whilst layovers can be accepted (<23 hours) the travel cannot include any voluntary overnight stays in accommodation between such travel.
Yes, each time you complete a booking you will be sent a travel itinerary to your nominated email address.
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