India, Jan. 29 -- Starbucks is allowing its Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol full use of the company jet for all his travels - including personal holidays. Before September, too, Niccol was allowed to use the Starbucks jet for non-work reasons, but it came with an annual cap of $250,000. If his personal travel exceeded that amount, he had to reimburse the company.

In a filing on Monday, Starbucks said the $250,000 annual limit had been removed, chiefly for safety reasons.

The coffee chain cited "enhanced media attention" and "the current threat landscape" as reasons for removing the personal use limit.

"This change was driven by the security study's recommendation that Mr. Niccol use Company aircraft for all air travel, including p...