Originally Posted by
O2pilot
We have a reciprocal jumpseat agreement with SW, but its much harder to get listed with all their tech issues, and they can just walk up to our flights and get on without a problem.
Agree, the online listing is a pain, especially when there’s a tech issue.
Buuuuuut, all the details/specifics/the how and the why aside, I’ve had their pilots take an FA seat so I could get the cockpit JS, so there’s that. And, as an OAL you can go down FIRST, get your bag taken care of and grab an aisle seat, if they need you in front they’ll simply pull you up. Whereas when I was offline, and what I watch now with OAL (especially on the 73), JS’er gets cleared next to last in the boarding process, one of the last down, sorry, overheads are full, gotta check your bag, etc.
As mentioned, NO, WE DONT have to go through the rampant thread drift of the how and the why they can and we we can’t, but I’m JUST SAYIN’.....