Deadhead Seat Selection
 

Is it just me or has our ability to choose our seats for domestic DH suddenly gotten worse? Second time in the past couple weeks I have not been able to switch from a aisle seat to window in the same class with multiple open seats throughout the cabin. Latest flight has 55 open on a 73 and the only seats I can select on my own are middle seats.

I've already contacted Pilot Assist and got my seat changed.

I used to not have trouble moving my seat and even picking comfort plus within 24 hours. The last few times I've had to text crew assist. The other day I ended up rerouted last minute and we all had to wait as standbys even though there were seats available! A real pain, I can't believe a major airline treats pilots like this. Talk to ANY United pilot about it and they'd be shocked.

Talk to AAG pilots. They aren’t even guaranteed to get a seat on an end-of-rotation deadhead.

Not exactly. If deviating to non-domicile, yes you could potentially not get a seat. Some will take the jumpseat, with some etiquette caveats. If deadheading to domicile you absolutely get a seat, and they’ll bump revenue passengers to make that happen.

I suggest you read the PWA/NN for all the upcoming deadhead improvements.

So at AA if the flight is oversold they will bump a paying pax to deadhead you back to domicile at the end of your sequence?

If so, I retract my statement. It didn’t used to be that way.

Yes, they will.

Thats good. The previous system was a terrible way to treat crew at the end of the trips.

I’m not familiar with any previous system. It’s been this way at AA for at least 5-6 years.

UA pilots never sit in economy. Bump a pax or move them.

< 3 hours, they get at least Econ+, and extra pay for a middle seat in Econ+.

> 3 hours and recurrent = First Class

Our DH rules improved from hot garbage to room temp garbage.