This is a letter to anybody at Airtran that gives a flip. First of all, you guys are a great bunch of people, everyone has always been real cool. If it wasn't for Airtran I wouldn't get to work most of the time, and you guys are always welcome to jumpseat on my A/C, but what gives with the 25 dollar charge for hitching a ride if you're not the lucky guy who happened to be waiting at the counter first. Now I know that it is certainly not the pilots fault for this new policy, we all know that managment will try anything to make an extra buck, but this su@ks! Airtran has had a reputation as being very friendly to jumpseaters, "If we got seats, we'll take you," said one Captain, but now it seems as if Airtran is going the same way as just about every other airline.
The whole point of this is, if we as pilots don't say anything to our bosses when they start pulling crapp like this, before we know it Jumpseating for free is going to be a thing of the past man, mark my words! Anyway, this isn't meant to beat up on you guys at all, I guess I'm just a little miffed at the tran man.
Thanks for the ride, and you're welcome on my plane anytime!!! (and of course it's free)
Anyone else wanting to gripe about the current state of the jumpseat in this industry feel free, I'm always open to a good debate.
The whole point of this is, if we as pilots don't say anything to our bosses when they start pulling crapp like this, before we know it Jumpseating for free is going to be a thing of the past man, mark my words! Anyway, this isn't meant to beat up on you guys at all, I guess I'm just a little miffed at the tran man.
Thanks for the ride, and you're welcome on my plane anytime!!! (and of course it's free)
Anyone else wanting to gripe about the current state of the jumpseat in this industry feel free, I'm always open to a good debate.