Originally Posted by
aa73
1) The reason it is absolutely not acceptable to list for AAC and then inform the agent you're FDJ qualified is because, as an AAC, you have a certain spot on the standby list (for the cabin only) that is above regular D6s (OAL pilots) who very well may have checked in well ahead of you. By then informing the agent that you'll take the FDJ, you've just taken advantage of that higher spot on the priority list and screwed over those other D6s out of the jumpseat, since they may have checked in ahead of you and thus would have priority for the jumpseat.
2) If there are ANY first class seats available, you'll always be in one of them on my flights - last seats left or not.
I appreciate point #2, and likewise. However, in regards to AAC vs D6 it's always felt like a ploy to get a few extra pennies out of certain less-favored employees. Otherwise, why have two different possible priorities for the same person? It's also a double edged sword for the reasons illustrated earlier and a classic damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario. Could we just get straight D3 status, make that jumpseat eligible, and call it good? Or heck, access to Jetnet after two years if only to see what the loads
really look like?