Jumpseating on other airlines

[Sisson2011]

I was talking to one of my friends that is a FA for Delta. She says that Delta has a policy that pilots jumpseating form other airlines cannot have the seat in the flight deck, even if they aren't any available seats in the cabin.

Is this a new rule that most airlines have?

 

[BobDDuck]

You're FA friend is wrong. I sat up front on Delta last week.

Delta USED to have a policy that didn't even allow their own pilots to ride up front but that was years ago.

 

[Gonzo]

She is wrong. I sit in the flight deck jumpseat all the time and I don't work for Delta yet.

 

[v1valarob]

Unless that FA has been only doing international flights, where that is true, you may jumpseat internationally, but not physically occupy the jumpseat.

I jumpseated on DL to Manchester England last month. An amazing cabin crew going, not so much coming back.

Domestically though, she is wrong.

 

[derg]

She's not correct.

Delta finally negotiated the jumpseat privilege in 1996, I believe.