Originally Posted by
thevagabond
Yup. AA is the worst to commute on because of the agents. My experience as well. Always my very last choice even if their flight happens to be most convenient.
For whatever it's worth, I've had just about the exact opposite experience jumpseating on AA. The flight crews have always treated me like one of their own and bend over backwards to make me feel welcome. The only time I've had a extreme coach seat was when there was nothing else left. I've had a few gate agents who turned me away when the jet bridge was still attached, but each time that was clearly because they were working as a single and were under pressure to get the flight out on time. A Captain who "did the walk" would've fixed that, but not everybody does that, sadly.
Jumpseating on AA is at least as nice as doing it on our own metal, and sometimes better. I appreciate all of their consideration.