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Can you believe that?
It's my airline. As a CA, now every time I get to the gate regardless of loads I tell them that I'm okay with 2 JSers. It's a huge cultural issue that needs to be fixed. The real question is why does it exist in the first place? Because at this blue and white carrier, the overwhelming majority of pilots live in base. For their "comfort" several guys started a practice of only taking 1 JSer. When you drive to work and have never commuted, I can see how that mentality prevailed.
Trying to get it changed, but it's the reality here.
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There is at least one captain at SWA who will only fly with one JSer. He makes up some excuse about an injury and an ongoing dispute with the company that makes no sense. I had the pleasure of flying with him and watching him deny someone a ride home. It was pretty awesome.
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At a certain blue and white airline based on the west coast, it's such a prevalent culture that gate agents will tell a JSer that they have to check with the CA if it's okay to take 2 jumpseaters. Once trying to JS, a United guy ahead of me lists for the jumpseat. I'm behind him. I get to the podium, and my own airline gate agent tells me, "well I'll have to check with the CA, I already have one JSer."
Can you believe that?
It's my airline. As a CA, now every time I get to the gate regardless of loads I tell them that I'm okay with 2 JSers. It's a huge cultural issue that needs to be fixed. The real question is why does it exist in the first place? Because at this blue and white carrier, the overwhelming majority of pilots live in base. For their "comfort" several guys started a practice of only taking 1 JSer. When you drive to work and have never commuted, I can see how that mentality prevailed.
Trying to get it changed, but it's the reality here.
Can you believe that?
It's my airline. As a CA, now every time I get to the gate regardless of loads I tell them that I'm okay with 2 JSers. It's a huge cultural issue that needs to be fixed. The real question is why does it exist in the first place? Because at this blue and white carrier, the overwhelming majority of pilots live in base. For their "comfort" several guys started a practice of only taking 1 JSer. When you drive to work and have never commuted, I can see how that mentality prevailed.
Trying to get it changed, but it's the reality here.
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There is at least one captain at SWA who will only fly with one JSer. He makes up some excuse about an injury and an ongoing dispute with the company that makes no sense. I had the pleasure of flying with him and watching him deny someone a ride home. It was pretty awesome.
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