It’s hilarious that he created a thread thinking he was going to roast this other guy and it boomeranged on him faster than he could say “Sorry” (In a Canadian accent).

At WN a jumpseat boarding pass ensures that you aren’t removed for a weight issue (a cabin seat can be).

When I’m using an offline jumpseat I always appreciate when a mainline jumpseater offers up additional inside information.

Perfectly said and explained.

Maybe this is a troll post - no pilot should be this obtuse.

Let's take this to its logical extreme.

There are two seats in the back and one jumpseat available.

The standby list looks like this:

UAL Pilot
UAL Pilot GF
Other UAL Employee

The jumpseat list looks like this:

The same UAL Pilot
You, an offline jumpseater

So, the UAL pilot can take either a seat in the back or take the jumpseat. Remember, there are only two cabin seats left.

If he takes a seat in the back, him and his girlfriend get on, and because he has a seat in the back, you get the jumpseat.

If he takes the jumpseat, his girlfriend and the other UAL employee get the seats in the back, and you get left behind.

See how this works? Maybe he hadn't paid attention to how much space was left, maybe things changed, I don't know, and it doesn't matter. Him letting you know he was taking a seat in the back was to assuage any concern that you might have had, not knowing exactly what either list looked like, that he might be bumping you off the jumpseat. It's a common professional courtesy that is practiced all across the industry.

The fact you seem to be insecure about it and making the least-respectful interpretation of it says an awful lot about you.

Already sounds like you were on the defensive

Just temporarily grateful would have been nice🙄

Everyone has tried. Including the post below that was well stated.

Pretty sure most in the industry understands the concept. But instead of being grateful (not even eternally), they’re met with…

To the poster that said cut you some slack; I admire his level-headedness, but eff that, you sound like a d bag.

Ok, I apologize - it seems I musjudged and clearly didn't grasp how the JS system at UA works in its entierty. Thanks for all the shoes everyone.

An ESL person likely doesn’t know what ESL means…….

I’m not a fan of the younger millennial and older Gen Z obsession to look like Tom Selleck in Magnum PI……but in this case his facial hair was the only thing offensive about him……

He was trying to be nice to you, maybe a “ Thank you” would have done the trick……as opposed to ridiculing him.

And yet here he is using the internet.......does someone need to explain GoogleFu to him for the meaning of the acronyms ESL or IMHO.
Maybe he can figure this one out....FFS! :cool:

Judging by sentence construction….I am most confident the individual was born outside the United States……….however has spent a large portion of his life in our country or a country that speaks English.

He kind of reminds me of the thick accented old guy…..who has anglicized his name (Farhad to Frank, Mahmoud to Matthew) and when people ask where he is from ….his reply is to simply state the US state or municipality closest to his residence or a vague “overseas”, or “far away”………strategically dodging the question……….

Don’t over think this.