Originally Posted by
Two Kings
Do Delta pilots ever volunteer to sit in the FA jumpseat to get an offline pilot home?
I feel like I do that a lot at 9E but every time I’m waiting next to the gate for a Delta flight in uniform on a full flight and praying people don’t show up I see a Delta pilot who listed online blow by and not even make eye contact.
I know it’s not ideal but a flight from NYC to Bos isn’t really that long to help a commutter out.
Yes. And if I see a full flight with an off line jumpseater, I arrange for the Delta pilot to use the FA Jumpseat (if available). Almost every Delta pilot has been very understanding. And the one that wasn’t, I finally told him to stop arguing as we don’t leave people.