Just report them

With the attitude, I’d just turn them to employee travel, and let them deal with it.

We have a huge problem with Jumpseat reservation system. People making multiple reservations, and not canceling when they don’t intend to show up. I was told the new flows are the biggest offenders. Hopefully it will change when the web based reservation system happens.

Well, resources like that are less useful when your first impulse is to talk and give your fellow pilot a chance. Then again, some guys are so scared to talk to people they won’t order a pizza over the phone, so I can see why dropping a dime over email would appeal to them.

Not sure what the scope of the issue is, but since earlier this month many NY pilots I’ve talked to can no longer utilize A12 listings. A listing is sent to RES but you can’t retrieve the PNR for check in and are not given a seat or placed on the priority list. This is the case regardless of whether the listing is made by you or by crew scheduling.

Yes, Swayne is in charge of it.

Don’t they just remove you if you no show with seats available? I usually list for AA as a second option when going to work, but typically end up on another airline as my first option and no show AA. Never have I seen myself rolled over.

Just cancel your listing while walking down the jet bridge to you seat. It takes a whole 30 seconds

Yes, you are correct. They will simply remove you. The scenario imagined where someone lists for an earlier flight, no-shows, then drops in front of the D2s for a later flight with their earlier check-in time is in the imagination of the people complaining about it. The only way this might happen is if you run up to the gate before the agents leave but after the flight closes and tell a good story, not exactly a no-show.

Where it is an inconvenience for others is in planning around the first flight, since they may assume the jumpseat is not available and try a different flight with a similar departure time that is otherwise a worse chance, so as a courtesy it is best to knock out your unneeded listings when you get on.

Actually, you can get any gate agent to do it, not just the one working the flight. There are legitimate reasons to have a gate agent change your itinerary but I could see how someone could abuse it too.

From what I understand they aren't supposed to and I've been told NO after getting randomly selected for extra love by TSA and missing a flight.

Maybe just a nasty agent though idk.

I try to remove my AA listing once we push from the gate. Especially on other airlines, getting booted is a real possibility.

Not trying a flight simply because there is a JS ahead of you is their own fault. I got on a flight the other day simply because the JS ahead of me no showed.