international jumpseating

[7574EVER]

Before I get harassed I DID do a search first; but, most of the threads are a couple years old and the most recent one didn't answer my questions.

One of my best friends has a timeshare in Cancun. Depending on my work schedule I'm going to try to make it down there sometime in and around Jan 12. I'll be going from chicago to cancun so my two non-stop options would be UAL or AA. Another strong possibility would be CAL out of Houston. (in that case I would fly out to Houston the night before).

I have very little jumpseating experience as it is and have yet to do it internationally. So ladies and gentlemen....what does this newbie need to know?

- When I did a search I read that we cannot occupy the cockpit jumpseat internationally. That info, however, was from '05? Has anything changed since then?

- Taxes/fees that I should know about?

- Special policies/procedures?

- General info to help me out?

Any and all help is much appreciated!!

*I do work for Eagle if that would have any bearing on anything I can or can't do with AA.

Thanks again!

 

[chitownpilot]

-You still can't occupy the actual on international flights to and from the United States. I did find out recently, however, that you can be in the actual on american carriers to and from countries that arent the US (i.e. Northwest Airlines between Tokyo and Beijing)

-Leaving the states, chances are you shouldnt have to pay anything, but plan on paying some airport taxes when you check in at the ticket counter in the foreign country to come back state-side..

-Nothing special about leaving the states, you can just go to the gate and ask to jumpseat. They'll check your passport and give you the jumpseat card (United: OMC, Northwest: XCM, etc). Coming back, you just go to the ticket counter and tell them you want to jumpseat and they should be able to take you from there. They'll get you signed up and tell you how much you owe for taxes and so forth. After that its just through security/customs and so forth as usual.

Its a lot easier than a lot people make it out to be. I've never had a problem jumpseating internationally. I work for Skywest, and am not allowed to jumpseat on American international, so I have no idea if their procedures are any different for you Eagle folks. Enjoy, and have fun

 

[7574EVER]

Great! Thanks for the info. If anyone else has anything to add I'd love to hear it!

 

[bombinha]

I always do international on United the people are great and treat you very well. Like they mention above plan for some currency to pay boarding taxes/fees on your way back to US. On United you are able to call and list yourself in advance that helps on security checks but if for some reason I can't do it no worries you still can do at the gate anyways.

 

[Salukipilot4590]

I always do international on United the people are great and treat you very well. Like they mention above plan for some currency to pay boarding taxes/fees on your way back to US. On United you are able to call and list yourself in advance that helps on security checks but if for some reason I can't do it no worries you still can do at the gate anyways.

About how much are taxes...say from London to Chicago? Just a ballpark figure...

 

[flyf15]

About how much are taxes...say from London to Chicago? Just a ballpark figure...

It depends on the specific country you're departing out of, they can vary quite drastically from one country to the next. Plan on $50-150 from Europe to the US.

Make sure you have at least a couple options, I've had some complete nightmare experiences trying to jumpseat back to the US from foreign countries due to the language barrier and the fact that outside of North America, jumpseating is not very common. The gate agent you talk with may not have any clue what it is and good luck explaining it to them if you two don't speak the same language. I personally always make sure that I have a way of getting home that doesn't involve jumpseating if I need it... either nonrevving on my carrier, ZED, ID90, etc.

 

[djsk]

chicago to cancun use USA3000. Go to the ticket counter in the international terminal. Pay your taxes there (40 bucks as of last year) and enjoy.