Using the jumpseat for vacation?

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sigpilot

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I'm trying to get down to florida for a few days of R & R, but all of my codeshares flights are full. I always figured jumpseating (I mean the actual J/S plus riding in the back) was for commuting only and never used it for leisure travel. What do you guys think? I could just lie and say I'm going home, but that would be wrong, I NEED TO GET OUT OF THE NORTHEAST!
 
My understanding is if the jumpseat is available and no pilots are using it for work, same airline, etc....you are free to use it, at the Captains discretion of course. ;)
 
sigpilot said:
I'm trying to get down to florida for a few days of R & R, but all of my codeshares flights are full. I always figured jumpseating (I mean the actual J/S plus riding in the back) was for commuting only and never used it for leisure travel. What do you guys think? I could just lie and say I'm going home, but that would be wrong, I NEED TO GET OUT OF THE NORTHEAST!
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No need to lie. If they ask then tell them where you are going.

Now of course if there is someone else trying to jumpseat on the same flight and they are going to work that day, it would obviously be in everyone's best interest if you kindly let them on and took the next one since you don't have the deadline they do. Someday perhaps you'll see them again and they'll return the favor.
 
No problem whatsoever. One thing I probably wouldn't do is try using the jumpseat in furtherance of a business or when your company is responsible for providing your travel.
 
Jumpseating inlcudes pleasure travel. I travel all over the place just for mini-vacations, and jumpseat while doing it. The crew doesn't really need to know why. When they ask, I'm honest and say I'm going to see someone or just going for fun. Never had a problem. Nothing says you can only go between your base and where you live.
 
I jumpseat all the time for leisure. I never heard that the actual j/s is for commuting purposes only. I dont hide the reason why I am in the jumpseat. Just last weekend I was in it to go to a wedding in new york. So the crew and i talked about the weather and how i will have a great time. I have used it to go to visit friends, bachelor parties, drill.

I wouldnt worry about it.
 
I used the jumpseat to go to the Great American Beer Festival, the UA Capt. thought that was really cool. When I told him my wife came up with the idea he asked if she likes to ride Harley's also?

The jumpseat is for your "Personal Travel." So as long as you're not using it to go to a company function (recurrent, company deadhead etc). Then it's ok. Even if you're going to work on your side business of selling computer parts in Vegas or something. I think the only gray area that might apply is if you live out of base and your company will only travel you to sim or recurrent from your base. I'm not sure if it would be considered ok to jumpseat out of your hometown, rather than non-reving to your base and getting a mustride to recurrent.
 
I wouldn't think commuting for recurrent would be a problem at all. However, using a jumpseat in place of a 'company deadhead' is a different story.
 
germb747 said:
I wouldn't think commuting for recurrent would be a problem at all. However, using a jumpseat in place of a 'company deadhead' is a different story.
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Well, at my airline they're no longer giving us Must-Rides from our home of record. Now we have to travel out of our base. So most people don't really want to commute to their base only to have another double leg commute to Manassty, St Lois, Houston etc.
 
greaper007 said:
Well, at my airline they're no longer giving us Must-Rides from our home of record. Now we have to travel out of our base. So most people don't really want to commute to their base only to have another double leg commute to Manassty, St Lois, Houston etc.
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Sorry that you guys lost home-basing, as that perk really rocks. In your case, I'd say 'fair enough' with using the jumpseat because you're essentially commuting regardless of where you're going since your company isn't footing the bill.

What I'm talking about is what I've heard about a few people doing when their company does buy them a ticket, and rather than using the ticket, said individual uses a jumpseat and cashes in the ticket and pockets the proceeds. Obviously, there's a difference. I think common sense should tell people what is and isn't an appropriate use of this professional courtesy.
 
germb747 said:
Sorry that you guys lost home-basing, as that perk really rocks. In your case, I'd say 'fair enough' with using the jumpseat because you're essentially commuting regardless of where you're going since your company isn't footing the bill.

What I'm talking about is what I've heard about a few people doing when their company does buy them a ticket, and rather than using the ticket, said individual uses a jumpseat and cashes in the ticket and pockets the proceeds. Obviously, there's a difference. I think common sense should tell people what is and isn't an appropriate use of this professional courtesy.
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There have been (and I'm sure, still are) some companies that are slimy enough to not pay for a seat for employee relocation. We should never be using a perk (jumpseating), created as a professional courtesy, as a means to do something the company should be paying for.

There are some companies that may ask you to sit in the actual jumpseat if all the seats in the back are full, but that is a last case scenario, and you'll most definitely have a positive space seat if you decline.

As long as the company does pay for your travel (at very least, from your base), it's ok to jumpseat to training/company events if it's more convenient for you...just never accept the company telling you to use your jumpseat priveledges to get to where you need to be.
 
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