Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
Ok, so who messed up our ability to ride in the back on an intl MIL ferry back to base?
As a result, we had to have transportation to the layover, the hotel, and then we bumped 2 paying pax off of a full regular intl flight this morning since it is now the charter dept policy to not let us ride in the back on an empty airplane. Oh...except the FAs were deadheading on said empty airplane. Even the duty pilot and scheduling were dumbfounded...
I'm guessing I'll be seeing plenty of replays of the accident ya'll are talking about!
It has nothing to do with the company. Its part of the contract with the military. No passengers other then authorized crew are allowed on the flights. The company until last summer could not even DH crews on those flights. They had to get permission from the military to allow DH for crew positioning. You also can't jumpseat or take jumpseaters on a mil charter be it the actual charter or a positioning a empty aircraft.