Originally Posted by
Sunvox
a) This sucks and we should all send a loud message to corporate that we don't like it, both UAL and UAX pilots alike.
b) By and large it won't affect most UAX commutes most of the time.
UA has unlimited jumpseat provisions in the pilot contract.
P.S. I commuted from SFO to JFK and JFK to SFO for a brief period after bankruptcy and the company tried imposing "fees" at that time as well. It didn't last long . . .
I remember that. However, there was brief period of time when UAL STILL had the "only as many JS riders allowed as seats installed" that almost every other legacy did at the time.
So for an offline guy it could suck. UAL pilot doesn't want to pay to ride, and that's fine, so he OMC's. Offline pilot shows up for an OMC and gets denied because that single JS 757 with 30-40-50 open seats already has an OMC.
It was a minority of the time that a CA would waive it, that's assuming the offline pilot could ACTUALLY get past the agent and down to the cockpit to talk to the CA.
Thank god it went unlimited.