Jumpseating might be back soon

[Two-9-9-TwoSet]

Hey crosscut

You're being a little too anal (can I say anal on a public forum? ooops) sorry webmaster !!

What's so wrong about gathering J/S info. from other flightcrews who are "in the know"??

Sometimes I might want to catch a ride on an airline that do not reciprocate and there might be crews from that company reading on this forum that can give me a better response, that way I can plan ahead and won't be stranded.

Even when the guy has gotten the info that you feel is soooooo secretive, he still needs to have the proper credentials before the captain would let him on the plane..what's so wrong with asking that on a public forum??

 

[crosscut]

Re: Hey crosscut

Originally posted by Two-9-9-TwoSet
You're being a little too anal (can I say anal on a public forum? ooops) sorry webmaster !!

What's so wrong about gathering J/S info. from other flightcrews who are "in the know"??

Sometimes I might want to catch a ride on an airline that do not reciprocate and there might be crews from that company reading on this forum that can give me a better response, that way I can plan ahead and won't be stranded.

Even when the guy has gotten the info that you feel is soooooo secretive, he still needs to have the proper credentials before the captain would let him on the plane..what's so wrong with asking that on a public forum??

Originally posted by Two-9-9-TwoSet on another forum
once upon a time...
I had trouble with a SWA agent once refusing me the jumpseat...I asked (very politely of course)if I could speak with the captain, a few minutes later, the SWA captain emerges from the jetway..came over and CHEWED ME OUT in front of all the passengers about how "you better watch what you say to the agents"...did I mention I was extremely polite to her??

She was just pissed that I tried to get the captain involved, I was new at it..and friends have always told me to always ask for the captain so I did...well, I learned a harsh lesson.

He refused the jumpseat and told me to "buy a ticket son"..

never gonna forget it....Little Rock, AR...

OAK based capt with a strong southern accent.

I'm probably gonna get slammed by some SWA groupie, but what the hell, it's a true story.

2992set

Well.., I guess.. I’m not the only anal one, huh?

The reason you, probably, were refused a jumpseat was because your employer doesn’t have a reciprocal agreement w/SWA and the reason you asked to see the Capt, thereby clearly undermining the agent’s authority in the presence of pax (when he/she was in the right), is because you’ve been reading too many jumpseat posts on the Internet. Hence my theory: people reading the Jumpseat info posts who have no legal right to jumpseat will, nevertheless, attempt to jumpseat because they are acting out based on they’ve been reading.

Here we go again: If your employer reciprocates with an airline, go see your superior (if no jumpseat committee) for all your jumpseat info/etiquette questions so that you, “son,” won’t be asked to buy a ticket.

This information should not be discussed publicly as it is privy to only those involved.

 

[TurboS7]

You guys and your egos just blow me away. Aviation does exist outside of the U.S. and it runs quite nicely I might add.

 

[crosscut]

Turbo, if standing your ground is ego, then you, too, are guilty.

 

[TurboS7]

Good point and I agree with you.

 

[TurboS7]

I am just talking about a seat in the back and not on the jumpseat up front. It is going to be a long time before an off-line person will be able to jumpseat wo direct authorization from the carrier D.O.O. or equivelant. We take Part 129 guys in the back and used to be on the js I go to ops today I will run that past them. Good point, and I agree with the FAR interpretation.

 

[jsoceanlord]

citdriver;

ATA, spirit, jet blue and a bunch of regionals will take part 135. maybe National and air tran will too.