I don’t pass ride or jumps seat all that much, drive to work.
I few months ago I listed J S international, Central America. The plane had room, business & coach, 5 hour flight. I was at the gate, expecting a business seat. The agent said, hey, you’ve been here long enough to fly free, but you have to list, I can’t just roll you from JS to business.
I did a quick dive into the iPad, he gave me a business seat.
Now I know some agents have a different way to do things. I got the feeling if I hadn’t listed for business, some junior pass rider would of sniped me for the seat.