Originally Posted by
Qotsaautopilot
Tend to agree but some new guys not from 121 backgrounds don’t know that you can have a seat in the back and still be technically jumpseating. If unsure just check in and say you got a seat in the back but don’t know if you were cleared as a nonrev or a jumoseater and ask for the ride.
Very true. In my first couple of months of 121 commuting I thought I was cleared as a nonrev and boarded without greeting the crew. I got lectured after the flight on the jetway in front of all the passengers waiting for their gate checked bags about always asking for the ride when you're on the D6 list. After that I always ask for the ride if I started the process in jumpseat mode regardless of what the gate agent did.