Originally Posted by
fadec
There's nothing in the commuter policy that forgives a missed trip just because you buy a ticket. "This is Captain Joe, U1234. I'm calling to advise you that the United flight on which I purchased a ticket is delayed and I am proceeding to my backup on Jet Blue, which I still had to have, with 3 seats open and 14 listed, where I will be last priority since I didn't list until now, because I bought a ticket on United." I mean, wtf. I've bought tickets to work too, and it didn't ease my mind a bit. And buying a non-refundable ticket going home? Sorry, but you're not protected from a misconnect. Passengers are, but your happy ass is originating in the hub as if you pieced your trip together using turdfares.com.
You missed the point. It’s about exercising etiquette regarding requesting the jumpseat. However at the end of the day its one’s responsibility to ensure, baring against fortuitous events, that one will get their paid for seat on the jet to go to work. With the current times with the number of commuters the jumpseat and space in the back are becoming an extremely rare commodity.
I’ve always been a proponent of purchasing a ticket to work form originating airports with more jumpseaters than flights to one’s desired destination.