Originally Posted by
170Till5
Delta is seniority based for non-rev travel. AA is first to check in for non-rev. Delta and AA are first come first serve for the jumpseat. It’s booked and it’s yours, you can book 5 days out at Delta and AA is similar.
I don’t commute… but seniority IMO should be the key for JS. I do believe there should be a published cutoff (15 mins?) so JS users can’t be bumped by a-holes rolling up as door closes. I had one the other day try to bump a new hire as the gate agent came up with papers… he looked at new hire JSr (not me) and “said sorry, I gotta ride”… like it was his to give. I said “sorry, but you’re too late”. He wasn’t happy but hopefully will learn.
regarding DAL/AMR JS reservations… what’s stopping a pilot for booking it daily and then being a no show or cancel last minute just to hedge their bets?