Jumpseats???

[Mile High]

Thanks for the help I greatly appreciate it!!!

 

[enigma]

enigma

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Of course, since it is logical and reasonable - I find it very difficult to believe that any airline actually does it on purpose for that reason.

Good point. Thanks for the laugh.

8N

 

[PTinbound]

I had a broken light bulb yesterday, and our FOM allows us as pilots to replace those as long as we write it up and sign it off ourselves. However, I couldn't get the cover off without the Leatherman I used to have. So the writeup went like this:

"Left Nav source light burned out. I would have fixed it myself, but if I had my Leatherman I might get control of the aircraft."

 

[bizjet737]

i HATE riding southwest. they screen me everytime! i NEVER get screened when riding any other airline, only southwest.

90% of the time i'm in uniform since i'm either on the way to work, or heading home with no time to change clothes. the profile is always the same - last minute, full-fare one-way ticket - yet southwest is the only one that ever stops me. it's getting pretty bad. just because i'm in uniform and can't complain, they pick me.

 

[enigma]

BizJet737,

If you're riding on a full fare ticket, I think that you should complain. Unlike me, a lowly freeloading jumpseater, you DO have a voice. If I was you, I'd pack a casual shirt that matched my uniform pants. Then maybe they wouldn't assume that you were one of the "easy pickins".

regards
8N

 

[bizjet737]

just to clarify, i was NOT selected by the computer, but by the gate agent taking boarding passes. i was selected solely because i was in uniform (hadn't had time to change after my flight) and the agent knew i couldn't complain.

a couple of our pilots did complain this past winter and they were terminated for "having a bad attitude" when they questioned the gate agent about why they were searched when the computer didn't select them. i know, i wasn't there, maybe they mouthed off to the agent. but the agent called our ops, they were flown to cmh and after the secret police investigated, were terminated.

 

[PSL]

BIZJET737:

You are not being told the truth. The gate agent did not select you, plain and simple. For a gate agent to select you, you have to trigger a few other safeguards; and by that time the Airport Police, FBI and TSA have already introduced themselves to you.

The program, approved by the FAA selected you.

This is only a guess, but looking at your experience you appear to be a NETJET pilot.

If that's true and you were ticketed one way ... at the last minute (what I mean here is less than 7 days in advance) ... statistically speaking you would be SELECTED by the program.

New thought ...

Is every SWA gate agent kind, considerate and professional ?

No ... of course not ...

But for the most part (my guess is over 98%) they are.

I make a special effort to treat the NETJET pilots with the professional courtesy they would enjoy if they flew for a 121 carrier.