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.
Just so I understand, you will have your gate agent come onboard to pull a revenue passenger to board a offline jumpseater. Is that correct?