ASA pass privileges extended to step parents...

[Brasilia Pup]

I'm an ASA Captain, too. Captain's Priviledge...I WILL deny their "have their cake and eat it too" attitude. Anyone who says I'm singling out the Delta pilots is full of it. The DALPA had a major role in these pass benefits changing for their benefit. Gotta get my fellow ASA coworkers to work. Oh, yeah, almost forgot.... MESA SUCKS!

 

[rightseatjocky]

Laughing. I would love to be there when you deny a Delta guy the jump seat. I feel your pain but man, it's not going to happen, I know it as well as you do. Obviously an Asa guy comes before the Delta buy but that is a gate agents doing anyway.
Obviously looking at what you have flown at Asa you have been here while as I have been 9 years myself. I just don't understand why you would lower yourself on here. Sounds like you could be a better person than that, don't you think.
Look, everyone on here knows who I am and I as I have put my name in here before. I am not afraid to do it and if you would like to talk in the lounge.. I'm all for it..

 

[ASA_Aviator]

Laughing. I would love to be there when you deny a Delta guy the jump seat. I feel your pain but man, it's not going to happen, I know it as well as you do. Obviously an Asa guy comes before the Delta buy but that is a gate agents doing anyway.
Obviously looking at what you have flown at Asa you have been here while as I have been 9 years myself. I just don't understand why you would lower yourself on here. Sounds like you could be a better person than that, don't you think.
Look, everyone on here knows who I am and I as I have put my name in here before. I am not afraid to do it and if you would like to talk in the lounge.. I'm all for it..

Huh? Why couldn't a Delta guy be denied? They "own" the jumpseat now?

 

[rightseatjocky]

Uh no they don't own it, but why would you deny someone trying to get to work or home as this isn't their fault. This is Delta mgmts fault. You're going to take it out on the pilots? Just remember you deny one and they word gets around quickly and then they start doing the same to us because someone is upset. Something to think about...

 

[propdog]

Infact pass travel is one benefit not negotiated by the pilot union (in Delta). Even if my jumpseat request gets denied by a bitter ASA CA, I would still gladly welcome the next ASA jumpseater to the DAL mainline jumpseat. But there are some pilots here at DAL who will retaliate....lets not forget....there are a lot of ASA guys/gals riding jumpseats on mainline as well. Nobody is gonna win a jumpseat war. That said, I hope DAL will address your pass travel issues....I want a happy contractor carrying our passengers...I know you guys/gals work hard.

 

[Monster Buck]

It is funny how effective management can be in pitting us against each other. I was a Mesaba Captain for eight years. My old travel policy put me behind all NWA employees on NWA flights for years. I never once even considered taking it out on a NWA pilot on the jumpseat for NWA's non-rev travel policies. I guess everyone has their own professional approach to each situation though.

 

[samballs]

Comair got step parents also, but does it really matter where will they go? Anywhere good is not worth flying standby.

 

[DX Rick]

I'd rather see step parents get passes, instead of "same sex partners".

 

[COOPERVANE]

As an ASA captain I will continue to welcome Delta jumpseaters as I always have. Never been anything but class acts as far as I have seen.

We will not affect change by starting a jumpseat war.

 

[rightseatjocky]

Coopervane,
I agree 100%. Those pilots need to get home and to work also and they did nothing to me. I will welcome a Delta jumpseater any day of the week on my flight deck.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

It is funny how effective management can be in pitting us against each other. I was a Mesaba Captain for eight years. My old travel policy put me behind all NWA employees on NWA flights for years. I never once even considered taking it out on a NWA pilot on the jumpseat for NWA's non-rev travel policies. I guess everyone has their own professional approach to each situation though.

Don't sweat this place. Pilots have been saying crap like this for years, and not once have I ever heard of one of these Captains following through with their threat at ASA.

It's just bait and nothing more.

 

[Speedtape]

Very nice addition to our pass rider privileges with the addition of 2 more pass riders for step parents. When all the others, 9E in particular, are 'loosing' ASA gets a nice enhancement.

Their Priority is S4 on mainline. That means that they will be competing for a seat with Buddy passes. Longest Seniority wins.

Buddy pass costs have skyrocketed also. I heard someone call the Buddy passes as "Lose a Friend passes," because they cost more and they will never get on. It is cheaper to buy a ticket on the internet.

 

[ASA_Aviator]

Uh no they don't own it, but why would you deny someone trying to get to work or home as this isn't their fault. This is Delta mgmts fault. You're going to take it out on the pilots? Just remember you deny one and they word gets around quickly and then they start doing the same to us because someone is upset. Something to think about...

I wasn't suggesting it would be a good idea. I was just confused about why that guy would love to watch him refuse a Delta guy. There wouldn't be any fireworks. It's captain's discretion.

For the record, I think a jumpseat "war" would be a really really bad idea.