Originally Posted by
vikeshunter
Thanks to all who replied. I see that AA allows you to book a jumpseat in advance. I understand that UAL does not, but does anyone have any good advice/lessons learned about commuting on UAL?
Commuting on UAL..have a backup plan, or two. When you get to the gate area you can look around for pilots and try and figure out if anyone around is senior to you but inevitably someone will eventually stroll up at the last minute and take the jumpseat you thought you had.