Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I'm pretty sure AA will take international jumpseaters (in the cabin) but you probably won't be allowed in first class (filthy offline pilots anyway). You can also buy a ZED.
AA's list of reciprocal int'l js agreements is small, very small. As has been mentioned, few, if ANY regional carriers are on it.
Originally Posted by
jsfBoat
Are the ZEDs usually pretty inexpensive? I really appreciate all the info. I had heard that UAL doesn't do any flights to Germany, so thanks for clearing that up. My instructor in Indoc was telling us to bring the cabin crew some treats, as it goes a long way, even a cup of coffee for the gate agent.
Just taking a casual glance at SkyNet and UAL goes to both FRA and MUC from ORD and IAD, didn't look at JFK, LAX, SFO, or SEA. Depending on day/season there's sometimes multiple departures in one day to the same city from the same UAL hub.
ZED stands for Zonal Employee Discount. The price you pay is based on the milage zone between dept/dest. The last time I used one was on the next to most expensive milage zone, 6000 miles dept-dest. It was $225 round trip. And even when JS'ing on a US carrier, never hurts to have a ZED/ID in your back pocket just in case. They are refundable if you don't use them. For more info, do a search on ZED fares, been covered extensively.
I've JS'ed to Europe and South America multiple times on 3 different legacies. I ALWAYS bring a bag of chocolates for the FA's and the cockpit crew to help "grease the wheels" for a better seat if available. There is NOTHING that says you'll get a business/FC seat when using the JS privilege. it's never failed. And if the only seat that was available was in coach I've gotten better food.