Delta International Jumpseat procedures
06-18-2013, 05:26 PM
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Delta International Jumpseat procedures
I'm looking at jumpseating on Delta from Narita to MSP and was just curious on how to go about listing for an international jumpseat. Do I just walk up to the Delta counter in Narita and list with the agent? Do I have to pay any of the international fees? First time trying the international jumpseat and any info would be great. Also if any Delta people could check loads on flight 662 NRT-MSP on June 20th I'd appreciate it.
06-19-2013, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by bloomerpilot
I'm looking at jumpseating on Delta from Narita to MSP and was just curious on how to go about listing for an international jumpseat. Do I just walk up to the Delta counter in Narita and list with the agent? Do I have to pay any of the international fees? First time trying the international jumpseat and any info would be great. Also if any Delta people could check loads on flight 662 NRT-MSP on June 20th I'd appreciate it.
06-19-2013, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by tailwheel48
According to the ALPA jumpseat guide, you need to list at least 75 mins before departure. I recently JS'ed on an international flight from ATL, and I went to the service center to get listed. The agent couldn't have been nicer!
If you're not "passport listed" outside the cutoff, you WON'T get on.
Coming back to the U.S., make sure to give yourself ample time to check in, pay an appropriate dept taxes, reclaim any VAT, etc. As well as to allow for some of the complications that may arise at some, but not all places. Such as a language barrier, the agent not being able get you properly listed using the JS privilege, etc.
There are stations that see a healthy amount of JS traffic back to the U.S and handle it very efficiently. However, there are some also handle a lot of JS traffic into the U.S. but it seems as if its the first time they are doing it.
06-20-2013, 09:06 AM
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If you have access to ZED fares I'd probably just use that for the return. At the very least I'd take one with me. Some intl out stations are easier to jumpseat out of than others especially if it's a seasonal destination. The cost of a Zed won't be that much different than the JS for the return since you'll be paying departure taxes either way. Plus on a Zed I can have a beer if I choose on the flight. JS, not so much.
02-24-2014, 04:45 AM
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I'm researching jumpseating international for the first time and am wondering if the taxes paid are the same as the "taxes and fees" portion of the ticket as listed on delta.com? If not, is there any way to look up or calculate what they'll be before showing up at the gate?
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02-24-2014, 07:44 AM
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I'm not 100% on this, but I just did a quick look at the FRA-ATL flight on delta.com and it says almost €240 (off the top of my head I think that's about $300-350, at least) for taxes and fees. I thought I remembered seeing the non-rev departure taxes out of Germany as being in the $120-150 range. I think if you budget for what the website says on a rev ticket, you'll probably pay less. I imagine the rev ticket taxes and fees also include various other airline fees and US taxes that non-rev and js wouldn't have to pay.
02-24-2014, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Redstone256
I'm researching jumpseating international for the first time and am wondering if the taxes paid are the same as the "taxes and fees" portion of the ticket as listed on delta.com? If not, is there any way to look up or calculate what they'll be before showing up at the gate?
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02-25-2014, 05:45 PM
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I jumpseated out of Spain a few years back on Delta and there was already another jumpseater on the flight and they couldn't take me. It was something about flight deck seats equal to jumpseaters. Anyway yada, yada, yada got out on another us carrier. So buy a ZED fair, or two as a back up. My taxes were $35 or so. You can find all the info you need on any airline here: Jumpseat Information > Home
02-26-2014, 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by KeepOnClimbing
I jumpseated out of Spain a few years back on Delta and there was already another jumpseater on the flight and they couldn't take me. It was something about flight deck seats equal to jumpseaters. Anyway yada, yada, yada got out on another us carrier. So buy a ZED fair, or two as a back up. My taxes were $35 or so. You can find all the info you need on any airline here: Jumpseat Information > Home
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