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03-19-2024 | 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by runinonfumes

Kinda on topic...looking at rather full 220. How many total jumpseaters can be accommodated? Pilot and FAs?
thx

One jumpseat in the flight deck, and one extra jumpseat in the cabin.

03-19-2024 | 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Nick Bradshaw

Unlike you, we work at Mainline. We can afford to buy tickets on real air lines.

I've bought tickets on all the great airlines in my 38 years in the business and back in the 70's / 80's , I'm sure more than you. I know, we can't all be super pilots like yourself . You got me there .

03-19-2024 | 08:59 AM

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Tell Valdosta I said hi.

03-19-2024 | 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Nick Bradshaw

Tell Valdosta I said hi.

Never been there . Let me guess , you're propel ?

03-19-2024 | 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by overqualified52

Never been there . Let me guess , you're propel ?

What's propel?

Valdosta is a south Georgia dump that the regionals fly to which happens to be in proximity to a major USAF training base.

03-19-2024 | 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Planetrain

I would gladly trade all my buddy passes for some sort of positive space vacation passes.

My airline allows that, and I do.

03-19-2024 | 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by overqualified52

Never been there . Let me guess , you're propel ?

Please ignore NB. His mother even hates him.

03-19-2024 | 03:34 PM

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Please ignore NB. His mother even hates him.

NB doesn’t have a mother. The aviation gods birthed him.

03-19-2024 | 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Planetrain

Yes, buddy passes are expensive.
$564pp is high for a coach ticket, but if they get DeltaOne, it’s a steal.

A lot of times it is.

We call them “not-your-buddy” passes, because they go at S4 and spend all day (or multiple days) trying to get on a trip, where for 10-20% more they could buy a real ticket. (And get Skymiles)
I would gladly trade all my buddy passes for some sort of positive space vacation passes.
The last buddy pass I gave out was 10 years ago and the person ultimately had to change their destination and rent a car to get to the original city.

How about trade in all buddy passes for positive space passes home from work or Delta/Endeavor pilots being able to travel S1A/S1B priority getting home from a working trip/ pick up or reserve assignment so that after transporting the delta revenue from point A to point B on working trips we can make it home without getting bumped by the family of 10 or the Duggers ( 19 kids and counting ) who are traveling NON REV standby liesure travel.😵‍💫🤷‍♂️💀