Originally Posted by
blakman7
Uh yes, a flight crew (Captain) does have say in who gets on his/her aircraft and who doesn't. If you want to get extreme about it, then even a flight attendant can deny boarding if that person feels unsafe. Of course that is an extreme comparison in relation to this thread but it's there. Believe it or not, out of all of the say that a captain has had stripped from them over the course of time in this industry, it's one of the decisions that a captain still has. What the captain did with that non rev that was hopping a ride could be seen in two ways: right or wrong. I'm not saying that I would've done the same, I'm just saying that based on how the whole situation went down, I can understand why he refused her a ride. Call it what you want. I don't know about your company but companies that I have worked for say nothing about "non rev" policies. Perhaps you should look that up while you're at it.
They don't have the right to deny a non rev just because they didn't say hi or bring them donuts. Any crew member can deny boarding if there is a valid REASON, not because they just don't like them. Why would you even want to deny boarding to a non rev who is dressed properly and following all the rules? Are you just a jerk? The captain can remove someone from a flight initially, but will probably have to explain when it comes out that it was only because his/her feelings/ego were/was bruised. I'd sure like to see it somewhere in writing where a captain can take it upon himself to just deny someone their travel benefits because he feels like it and they've done nothing wrong. Just to be clear, I am NOT talking about jumpseat, I am talking about non rev.