Originally Posted by
PCLCREW
Thats JBU policy and how they do things... JBU has always been one of the best and continue to be.
You missed the cutoff, deal with it... I have many times... and still have no problem with JBU as they 90% of the time go WAAAY out of their way for jumpseaters.
As CA I always preflight my jumpseat with a walk to the gate area to check for jumpseaters. Most of our agents have come to know me over the decades, and know enough to put them all on. They learn quickly that my plane isn't leaving folks behind.
These gate agent power trip stories are funny. They can't have one, unless you as PIC let them. Heck, even my FO's know to hold the flight if I'm not right there to do it until the folks get on. If I'm out grabbing the crew lunch, I expect my FO to be in charge in my absence and make sure they get on.
If more of us did this, eventually we'd stop hearing about the evil gate agent that screwed me this one time......