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On 11/6/2002 7:38:18 AM Rhino wrote:
Actually, Jeff, it does help the bottom line. That FA of yours going to work who only gets there because he/she has access to the cockpit JS pays off.
The FA gets to work on time. It also knocks down the wall with respect to the cockpit/cabin crews.
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When I wrote my last post, regarding adding nothing to the bottom line, I was thinking about allowing unlimited OAL jumpseaters at no charge. The only thing that does really is show goodwill, but JetBlue would have been more than justified to follow the industry standard by allowing only as many jumpseaters as jumpseats. I'm very pleased they decided not to, and it's always a pleasure to fill seats with OAL crews. We're even allowed to put OAL pilots and FA's in the extra cabin jumpseats. Hopefully, the two cockpit jumpseats will be reopened sooner or later, also. I'd like to think that this policy helps our own crews get to work, but I can't point to any statistics.
OTOH, I've heard several stories from our pilots who have been denied the jumpseat (i.e., an empty cabin seat) because JetBlue is non-union. Or maybe it's because the captains are schmucks. I don't want to single out any particular company, but if you think grits and widgets, you'd be on the right track.