Originally Posted by
TBucket
Yeah, the problem was that they said not even in the cabin... They said this despite the fact that I have ridden into and out of the US on xjet from other stations. I was just wondering if it was only IAH that has it messed up, or if I somehow got really lucky... (EWR had no problem getting me on the paperwork and onto the plane international).
It sucks, and I can't personally tell you why XJT changed the policy of using the JS privilege to occupy a seat in the cabin on flights going into/out of the country.
We got a change in policy a while ago. Up till that point, yes, an offline pilot could occupy an open cabin seat using the JS privilege.
Originally Posted by
aa73
OK, a couple of cities here and there in canada, mexico, understood....
But a regional airline operating the most int'l flights - even if it is mexico - than any other US operator? I mean, are you talking major cities like MEX, ACA, PVR or little podunk towns?
As has been mentioned, XJT serves large populace cities in Mexico;
MEX/PBC/GDL/MTY, etc,
As well as small podunk/industrial cities that most people have never even heard of;
QRO/CUU/ZCL/TLC/OAX/TRC/AGU/BJX/MLM/SLP/SLW, etc.
As well as plenty of other types, to include vacation destinations;
SJD/VSA/TAM/VER/ACA/PVR/ZIH/MZT/ZLO/HUX, etc.
And believe it or not, some do make for good overnights. As long as there's actually time when you're there.
Originally Posted by
aa73
I ask because when I was at ACA in the late 90s, we maybe had ONE flight to canada out of IAD and that was it. And that wasn't until ACA got its first CRJ in 1997. Before that, with the props, fuhgedaboudit. Has it changed that much?
With the advent of the DelCon program and the LGA/BOS bases, ACA did more Canada flying than the UAX side of the house did. YFC, YHZ, and YUL.