Originally Posted by
PhantomHawk
Pretty sure the guy in question worked for COMAIR! That’s how old this thread is. Things have changed a little in the TEN YEARS since this thread started.
The only thing that has changed is that *some* airlines now prefer that cabin jumpseaters don't bother the crew. But if it's not one of those, better check in.
There is a good reason for having cabin jumpseaters check in... many 135 operations "encourage" their pilots to use JS privilege to re-position to pick up airplanes (total violation of JS policy and intent).
The gate agent will let them on but in many cases they don't even have an agreement and are not listed in the FOM. So you're giving someone a free ride, who should be buying a ticket, so he can compete for your airlines premium pax...