Originally Posted by
Gspeed
American does it best: You reserve the jumpseat ahead of time (first come, first served basis) and simultaneously list for non-rev. It's simple and works. This isn't rocket surgery, Delta.
Since jumpseat is an actual reservation for us, I don't really mind our current system. You get to choose nonrev and have a chance for a seat in the back or a sure thing with the jumpseat. Since we can reserve it, listing for both would increase chances of other pilots not having a chance to get on that flight if you got a seat in the back last minute when the gate agent didn't want to deal with jumpseaters or if it was past jumpseat listing closeout.