Can you reserve the JS at UAL?
05-02-2025 | 04:04 PM
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but in the end you still only get one seat. You’re just listed twice. So it’s not his decision but only a matter of how many seats there are in total including the JS. It’s not like they will keep the JS vacant and not offer it to anyone else if he opts to go and sit in the back.
seems like BS to me and as though he made himself look more important than he was.
seems like BS to me and as though he made himself look more important than he was.
05-02-2025 | 04:43 PM
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seems like he had priority over you and was just trying to give you some good news about you getting on the flight.
if he was a crusty old guy, than maybe he was a dink. But if he was a young guy just happy to be at a major, then he probably had good intentions.
most everyone here that is post-merger is a good human
if he was a crusty old guy, than maybe he was a dink. But if he was a young guy just happy to be at a major, then he probably had good intentions.
most everyone here that is post-merger is a good human
05-02-2025 | 04:49 PM
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Seems like he looked at the lists and said “my girlfriend and I are going to get seats in the back. I can take the jumpseat and get the next person on the standby list on, or I can take the cabin seat and leave the jumpseat alone so that a lower priority pilot can get on.” I think you’re probably being a little too sensitive about your position in this. He could have easily taken the JS and left you behind, but he did what a good ALPA pilot does and looked out for his fellow pilot first before he acted.
05-02-2025 | 05:27 PM
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Seems like he looked at the lists and said “my girlfriend and I are going to get seats in the back. I can take the jumpseat and get the next person on the standby list on, or I can take the cabin seat and leave the jumpseat alone so that a lower priority pilot can get on.” I think you’re probably being a little too sensitive about your position in this. He could have easily taken the JS and left you behind, but he did what a good ALPA pilot does and looked out for his fellow pilot first before he acted.
As the other poster was saying, I’d expect them to fill the cabin first before the JS gets given out by the cpt. Logically, if he takes the JS before the cabin is full then I get his seat in the cabin, and if he offers me the JS and takes the cabin seat then that’s what would have happened anyway. Finally if it’s completely full I wouldn’t have gotten on anyway. It’s not like he will actually sacrifice anything or be exceptionally generous as he actually has no control over this.
05-02-2025 | 05:38 PM
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well no, because then I would have gotten his seat in the back. It’s not like I would have been left behind and the plane would have left with a vacant seat if he hadn’t offered “his” JS.
As the other poster was saying, I’d expect them to fill the cabin first before the JS gets given out by the cpt. Logically, if he takes the JS before the cabin is full then I get his seat in the cabin, and if he offers me the JS and takes the cabin seat then that’s what would have happened anyway. Finally if it’s completely full I wouldn’t have gotten on anyway. It’s not like he will actually sacrifice anything or be exceptionally generous as he actually has no control over this.
As the other poster was saying, I’d expect them to fill the cabin first before the JS gets given out by the cpt. Logically, if he takes the JS before the cabin is full then I get his seat in the cabin, and if he offers me the JS and takes the cabin seat then that’s what would have happened anyway. Finally if it’s completely full I wouldn’t have gotten on anyway. It’s not like he will actually sacrifice anything or be exceptionally generous as he actually has no control over this.
05-02-2025 | 06:14 PM
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05-02-2025 | 06:32 PM
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well no, because then I would have gotten his seat in the back. It’s not like I would have been left behind and the plane would have left with a vacant seat if he hadn’t offered “his” JS.
As the other poster was saying, I’d expect them to fill the cabin first before the JS gets given out by the cpt. Logically, if he takes the JS before the cabin is full then I get his seat in the cabin, and if he offers me the JS and takes the cabin seat then that’s what would have happened anyway. Finally if it’s completely full I wouldn’t have gotten on anyway. It’s not like he will actually sacrifice anything or be exceptionally generous as he actually has no control over this.
As the other poster was saying, I’d expect them to fill the cabin first before the JS gets given out by the cpt. Logically, if he takes the JS before the cabin is full then I get his seat in the cabin, and if he offers me the JS and takes the cabin seat then that’s what would have happened anyway. Finally if it’s completely full I wouldn’t have gotten on anyway. It’s not like he will actually sacrifice anything or be exceptionally generous as he actually has no control over this.
05-02-2025 | 06:57 PM
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well no, because then I would have gotten his seat in the back. It’s not like I would have been left behind and the plane would have left with a vacant seat if he hadn’t offered “his” JS.
As the other poster was saying, I’d expect them to fill the cabin first before the JS gets given out by the cpt. Logically, if he takes the JS before the cabin is full then I get his seat in the cabin, and if he offers me the JS and takes the cabin seat then that’s what would have happened anyway. Finally if it’s completely full I wouldn’t have gotten on anyway. It’s not like he will actually sacrifice anything or be exceptionally generous as he actually has no control over this.
As the other poster was saying, I’d expect them to fill the cabin first before the JS gets given out by the cpt. Logically, if he takes the JS before the cabin is full then I get his seat in the cabin, and if he offers me the JS and takes the cabin seat then that’s what would have happened anyway. Finally if it’s completely full I wouldn’t have gotten on anyway. It’s not like he will actually sacrifice anything or be exceptionally generous as he actually has no control over this.
05-02-2025 | 07:03 PM
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well no, because then I would have gotten his seat in the back. It’s not like I would have been left behind and the plane would have left with a vacant seat if he hadn’t offered “his” JS.
As the other poster was saying, I’d expect them to fill the cabin first before the JS gets given out by the cpt. Logically, if he takes the JS before the cabin is full then I get his seat in the cabin, and if he offers me the JS and takes the cabin seat then that’s what would have happened anyway. Finally if it’s completely full I wouldn’t have gotten on anyway. It’s not like he will actually sacrifice anything or be exceptionally generous as he actually has no control over this.
As the other poster was saying, I’d expect them to fill the cabin first before the JS gets given out by the cpt. Logically, if he takes the JS before the cabin is full then I get his seat in the cabin, and if he offers me the JS and takes the cabin seat then that’s what would have happened anyway. Finally if it’s completely full I wouldn’t have gotten on anyway. It’s not like he will actually sacrifice anything or be exceptionally generous as he actually has no control over this.
05-02-2025 | 07:59 PM
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