the big thing with both DAL and UAL's system is do i get a seat assignment?

if you get a seat assignment, the computer automatically goes through your benefit plan to do so. if you do not have a seat assignment, just the Cockpit access form, then it treats you as a jumpseater, regardless of regional affiliation.

i recently JS on DAL to get to Dothan, AL. i kept telling the gate agent i wanted to jumpseat. i never got a seat assignment, just the CASS slip. i took an open seat & rode in the main cabin. no asking for PPR number or anything.

that's the main line we're getting from our JS folks: do not ask for a seat assignment, only the JS form. then take any open seat in the back.