Originally Posted by
John Carr
To add to the above situation. The pilots that work at a certain airline, but don't list themselves to non-rev on said airline. Just check in for the Jumpseat and head down right away. And with all the no shows and magical seats free up, said pilot could have held a seat in back. Meanwhile, the offline commuting pilot/pilots could have go the JS while the other guy had the seat in back he could have held yet didn't list for.
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Not sure what airline you're talking about...but are you saying if I'm commuting on my own company's metal, I should NOT reserve the jumpseat and just try my luck at non-reving?
How about "no"?
In any case, no matter how it shakes out, if the ride is on my company's metal and you're with a different company and there is only one seat, you're not gonna get it. Same for me on your company's metal.
If there are seats available, I'll flow back there anyway. You can too. Or, if the plane is full, I can/will ride the FA jumpseat so you can have the cockpit jumpseat.