My wife and I vacationed in Santiago last week and were scheduled to come home on AA940 on 28 Jan, but it got cancelled. Having to get back to work, we searched around and found that delta 146 (28 Jan)was relatively empty around 70 empty seats and went from SCL - ATL. I bought my wife a last minute ticket for 1200USD and decided I would ask for a jumpseat. The captain looked over my credentials and said ok, I was very early. At the last minute I was denied boarding after my wife boarded. All the gate agent said was Captain weight restriction. I noticed AA had a flight to Miami and ran down to their gate. They got me on a totally full airplane and I got the last seat. (Thanks AA BUDS). I asked AA912 Captain to pass a word to Delta146 captain to tell my wife I was on a different plane to Miami - he did as I asked (thanks again AA) The Delta captain knew who I was because I personally told him my story when I asked for the jumpseat. When I arrived in Miami my cell phone had loads of messages from my wife asking where I was and what happened. Delta captain told her nothing.

At Fedex we are able to deviate and the company buys several business class tickets a month for us to position for flights. I generally split all my money between AA and NW. I am not buying anymore tickets on NW aka Delta. I am posting this because even if there was a valid reason to deny me one of the 60 or so empty seats confirmed by my wife, he could have at least informed my wife. I am also wondering what I will say to the 2 or so Delta guys that show up a year and ask for my jumpseat. I also felt it pertintent to post this under the Delta loss thread.