Would you give up the jumpseat?

[Secret Squirrel]

Did you offer some money for a hotel room for the guy? I mean it was going to cost him money for you to have a baby. As you know pilots are cheapskates.

And I have had guys lie to get my jumpseat. One guy lied about his show time saying it was the last flight for him to get to work, when I got to the crew room I saw him sitting there and he got all red and mumbled something about how he must have read his schedule wrong.

 

[dispatchguy]

Give it up - that is simple Jumpseat Karma

What goes around comes around, and the payback can be a beotch!

Even if I was heading home after 2 weeks away, you need it more than I. Plus, wifey would think it was cool I gave up my JS ride to someone about to be a daddy

 

[Cpt Oveur]

I can't talk bad about Delta pilots giving up the jumpseat. One time in LGA, the gate agent pointed out the Delta pilot, I asked him if he wouldn't mind taking the FA jumpseat, said "sure, no problem." Turns out, he was a Chief Pilot. We both got a seat in the cabin thanks to some misconnects.

 

[bertengineer]

heck...I use the "My wife wants to have sex and I really want to be there..."

 

[John Pennekamp]

I've given it up for lesser reasons. However were I you and my wife was having a baby I'd have been driving the second the first flight cxld, not waiting for and d****** around with an apparently full flight

That's what I was thinking.

 

[acaTerry]

Still waiting....boy? Girl? How big? Is it yours?
Take some FMLA, you'll never get these days back.

 

[ex j-41]

The right thing to do is call your company and get positive spaced. If they don't then make a huge scene out of it and name names. Make each scheduler know what they did and that it won't ever be forgiven. This in my eyes would be a time of war! Then after you enjoy your new family member call in sick 10min before your next show time. Let them know who is in control.