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Old 09-20-2015, 06:20 PM
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Viper446
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I think the change isn't better. We so seldom get the change to reciprocate a jumpseat to anyone. I think it should be locked in for anyone 24hrs prior. At FedEx, we can book a jumpseat 21 days in advance. Sure, there might be some last minute changes to someone's schedule, but that is rare. Maybe the issue is that the company wants more seats open so they can deadhead us home instead of buying a ticket. That's a change to the new TA. And getting bumped last minute at FX is a little different than getting bumped off of a mainline carrier. You can't just find another flight at FX as you can often do if you are in the main airport terminal. So now if a guy gets bumped at 3am, he's got to find a place to stay or, go over to the terminal and sit some more waiting for a flight home. I think we should still have to option for an offline guy to be locked in and provide the same courtesy of giving them a ride as other carriers do us.
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