Originally Posted by
thrust
Not exactly. If deviating to non-domicile, yes you could potentially not get a seat. Some will take the jumpseat, with some etiquette caveats. If deadheading to domicile you absolutely get a seat, and they’ll bump revenue passengers to make that happen.
So at AA if the flight is oversold they will bump a paying pax to deadhead you back to domicile at the end of your sequence?
If so, I retract my statement. It didn’t used to be that way.