Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
Sometimes a gate agent can move your prior listing over to the new flight and you’ll go on top of the other non-revs. Sometimes they don’t. As with anything in life it is dependent on the people to make the difference.
So you are reliant on the whims of the gate agent? No thanks.
Also, is it fair to the non-rev pilot on that next flight that you would bump them off their commute? No, it isn’t.
So it's not fair when misfortune that befalls someone else's plan affects yours. Got it.
There are certain things that simply aren’t controllable. As someone who has been commuting for the better part of a decade I will say this. You learn to roll with whatever and you don’t get stressed out. Also just to reiterate… AA’s non-rev system is 10,000x better than this convoluted mess here at Delta.
AA's system sounds like a little piece of hell. I wonder how many list for unrealistic flights just so they can check in early and have a gate agent friend move their listing.
For those advocating jumpseat be also a nonrev listing, that will make commuting and nonrev more difficult not less. We have one of the best jumpseat systems out there. When you list it's as close as you'll see to positive space when nonrev. Allowing that to have priority to flow back would mean the first person to list for any flight in the listing window would be stupid not to list jumpseat, reducing jumpseats available AND making it more likely that you not get on in the back and miss the ability to get a now open jumpseat.
Also, bonus points to everyone who said that American's system stops you from seeing families come in above you last minute and then said that if you're a family in the situation most come in last minute for you still can.