Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
My lecturing won't change anything. Nothing will change. I guarantee you I as well as other jumpseaters will miss flights because of deadheading crewmembers. I have missed jumpseats because I wasn't listed and the agent didn't have time to deal with me with no jumpseater listed. I commute from a city with hourly flights so I am always trying to catch the earlier flight (walking up last minute).
So...why weren't you listed? I've been on my phone making my listing as I was walking up to the gate, just to avoid this nonsense. Like you, I commute from a place (MCO-ATL) with hourly flights. I often get to MCO an hour or so early if the traffic isn't too bad. On the crew bus I'm on the phone trying to book the earlier JS if it looks like I'll be there 15 prior to pushback. I can't even count all the F/A jumpseats I've taken to get an off line pilot onto the cockpit j/s. BUT... when I'm positive space DH'ng, (unless it's a short flight like 1hr) I'm taking my seat in the back. I have asked the Gate Agent if every non-rev was going to get on, and offered to sit up front if it would help a non-rev get on.
BTW, why can we sit in F/A jumpseats but the F/A's can't sit in the cockpit?