Ugh - it's very sad to see so much jumpseat decisions being taken away from the captain and transferred to the gate agents (so many of whom are already bitter about it being a pilot only privilege to begin with). As a commuter, I don't even want to think about what a hassle it will be 10 years from now. What kind of new TSA regs will we have to jump through, how much more powerless will the captains be than they are now, etc.