Originally Posted by
ancman
Having non-reved under both AA’s system and ours, I have to say that AA wins over Delta. The issue of an entire family of 6 with a 1979 seniority date listing and checking in at the last possible minute, thereby bumping an entire list of non-revs that planned ahead, is very real at Delta. AA’s system allows for much greater predictability and planning when non-reving. Their automatic combined jumpseat/non-rev listing also beats our strict “one or the other” policy.
Which is why restricting last minute check ins, say, inside 6 hours, would go below everyone else. In general, it's absurd that if you check in 23 hours prior, a person who has been here 30 years goes below a new hire at Endeavor who checked in 24 hours prior.
And I also disagree with penalizing locals to solely benefit commuters.