Originally Posted by
Ace66
Everyone looks at the reserve rules when it’s most likely the commuting rules that are scaring upgrades away. Delta gets to book the jumpseat a week ahead of time and Alaska pilots commuting to work get a priority ahead of all other nonrevs. We need these types of rules.
100%. FedEx books jump seat 21 days prior! Theoretically, at UAL, a senior pilot going to the beach for a week can bump a junior pilot trying to commute to/from work on the jump seat. This is wrong on many levels.
But aren’t these internal issues outside of the contract? It seems like with the right leadership and resolutions at ALPA, we could stop shooting ourselves in the foot as pilots and take care of each other more.
Contractually speaking, I hope we get PS commutes and I drive to work.