Jumpseating on gulfstream.
 

This last weekend, my wife and i was nonreving/jumpseating from PBI EYW on continental express operated by gulfstream airlines. We arrive at the ticket counter and were told that we could not list and that we should have listed in advance. I was not able to list on coAir so i decided to wait until we got to the airport. After some whining and complaining on the part of the agent she was able to issue a couple of tickets. I had to pay 60$ for my wife both ways. We were subjected to special screening because our passes had "ssss" on them.

1: I thought domestic non-rev was free for spouses (were goinbg on CAL mainline later this month and its free)

2: Why were we elected for special screening?

3: Why could i not list online or over the phone with CAL.

Generally whenever you list last minute and one way you will be selected for selectee screening. The other 2 things i dont know anything about tho.

Well, what do you expect from a company where the F/O pays more than the passenger....:rolleyes:

I know that if you are an airline or airport employee you don't need to be selectee, next time show your ID to the agent, and he/she must eliminate the SSSS from your boarding pass.
Also apply for spouses, parents and children of employee.

Remember that the airline already made a backgroubnd check of you, no need to be selectee for TSA.

very true but remember most tsa agents have little knowledge of that, all they know is 3-1-1 and SSSSS. By the time you get done arguing with them about proper procedure and educating them you could be already done with the search :D

The PBI counter is run by mainline. I've had the same problem before trying to jumpseat unlisted on Continental as an offline guy.

1. Where do you work? CAL and XJT employees do have to pay a fee for spouses, or anyone in their travel profile, when traveling as non-rev within the entire CAL system including express. Jumpseating which is a right reserved to pilots (not their families) is always free in all participating carriers.

2. Last minute issued tickets are always subject to screening.

3. You can list on COAIR for CAL flights operated by mainline or express (including both XJT and CHQ), but not all "connection" carriers. All turbo-prop operators are "connection" carriers, RJ's are express flights. Therefor, Gulfstream being a "connection" carrier, probably does not participate in employeeRes system.

Hope this helps.

did you pay the $60 in cash? my wife has gotton the ssss with last min non rev tickets paid in cash credit card usually not

For $60 she should have been able to log at least some kind of SIC time in the airplane.

If you're flying on Gulfstream, security screening should be the LEAST worrying thing!