Originally Posted by
Sliceback
Any facts? Date? Flight? Or just unsubstantiated rumors?
The only public instance of BOD reps using questionable ethics on the j/s that I've seen was the PHL rep who used his union pass privileges to displace a guy on a D2.
If you're anything other than A1, and know your travel date and time beforehand, you can list yourself ASAP and your Ax pass becomes positive space if there's seat 'inventory' available. With a couple of days notice there's always seat inventory available. Training, with up to several weeks notice? Guaranteed PS seat. No need to Jumpseat.
There was a known story of Glorious Senior Captain TW A12'ing to one of his many residences (not a known fact, just from this thread) and the Primary, who had reserved the Jumpseat 7 days out per protocol, asked Glorious Senior Captain TW as he approached the gate, "You're not going to steal my Jumpseat from me are you?" And Glorious Senior Captain TW stated smugly, "Yep."
I believe the story was on C&R. You're familiar with C&R, aren't you Slice?