Originally Posted by Check Essential

The jumpseat was high cost because it was personal with Ron Allen.
He hated pilots. It was not "just business" for him. It was personal.
Denying the jumpseat was his little power play. (among others)
My theory?
Ron Allen had a very small Johnson and spent his whole life compensating.

The only good thing that happened in bankruptcy was that we were able to dump most of his lifetime perks.