Originally Posted by
Salukipilot4590
...so the captain saw you, in uniform, waving your badge and didn't let you on?
Like they physically acknowledged your existence visually?
Jesus.
I was wearing my Frontier polo and black slacks, which my FO also wore. We packed out shirts and ties just in case they swapped us to fly a revenue flight, then we could toss our uniform shirts on. But otherwise, yes I looked professional, the other captain saw me and sent the gate agent up and things went downhill from there. My frustration lies in how long it took them to figure out whether I was the deadhead or not, they could have gotten me onto the airplane. But I couldn’t be more aggressive because then I’m just wrestling a pig in the mud and the other captain didn’t intervene on my behalf. That’s the portion that we need to do better with, looking out for each other in those moments where as a nonrev pilot you’re at the mercy of the gate agents.