Originally Posted by
Servant Leader
You guys need to get control of your f-ing jumpseat or your pilots are going to start getting left at the gate. This "payload optimization" is bullsh-t, and the fact that it only applies to offline pilots is a slap in the face to your union bretheren.
You might as well go back to the days when mother Delta didn't even allow jumpseaters (yes, I am that old).
Grow a set and refuse to drop the brake until the pilot needing a ride is on your plane; I have.
Sounds like you tried to jumpseat on an A320. Sorry you got left behind. Unfortunately the company added a decent number of seats awhile ago but never paid to increase the max landing weight. If an alternate is required it's not uncommon to have to bump revenue off.
And as alluded to in previous posts, the jumpseat isn't included in the BOW, DL jumpseaters just can't be removed. This comes at the expense of revenue. I've never heard of an airline that will bump revenue to board an offline jumpseater. Again, sorry you got left behind.