Originally Posted by
BigheadDC
Hey Im new to the forum, so I hope im putting this in the right place. Im an ExpressJet guy, commuting out of Bakerfield CA. I was denied the jumpseat(and a regular seat) on the way to work because " Our CASS is broke indefinately". The station is run by Skywest (DBA United Express). They had plenty of room in the back of the plane, but the gate agent stated all non revs must have "paper tickets (id90, zed, etc). Any chance getting a word to the jumpseat coordinator. Obviously we have a reciprocal, and are in CASS. little help?
that is completely unacceptable. i work for skywest and there's no way that should happen. i will forward this to OUR jumpseat coordinator so he can look into it.
if you could somehow see the captain in that situation, he would demand that you be let on the plane (i know i would). but i also know that sometimes the gate agents won't let you see the captain. that stinks.
believe me, skywest PILOTS don't do that stuff...but we can't control what the gate agents do. there are skywest gate agents who keep skywest pilots off of skywest flights too, so it's not just you. i'm sorry that happened to you though.