Someone's in my seat

[esseeeayeenn]

Not all staff have uniforms. Anyway, this is incorrect.

It's correct for VA. I have no idea about JQ.

 

[TomVexille]

It's correct for VA. I have no idea about JQ.

QF also allow it. A colleagues son who works for QF Engineering (so correct security clearance) is allowed to pax in the jumpseat for leisure.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

QF also allow it. A colleagues son who works for QF Engineering (so correct security clearance) is allowed to pax in the jumpseat for leisure.

The VA policy is that if they are travelling on a flight and all the seats are full, they can travel in a jump seat if they are in uniform, subject to the captain's discretion.
Of course any policy can be breached.

 

[TomVexille]

The VA policy is that if they are travelling on a flight and all the seats are full, they can travel in a jump seat if they are in uniform, subject to the captain's discretion.
Of course any policy can be breached.

Who said anything about breaching policy?

Obviously VA have a stricter policy then CASA mandate

 

[drron]

1992...is another century. There were no issues prior to 2001. I very much doubt that you were in the engineer's seat though...most likely just the forward of the two spare (S/O) seats. Of course, if it was a -400, there's no such thing as the engineer's seat.

Though he was in my J seat.His wife worked with me so knew each other well.

 

[drewbles]

It's correct for VA. I have no idea about JQ.

Unless it's a recent policy change, it isn't correct. Non-uniformed staff in The Village just wear what they'd wear to the office. They do need their ASIC with them though.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Unless it's a recent policy change, it isn't correct. Non-uniformed staff in The Village just wear what they'd wear to the office. They do need their ASIC with them though.

That's more a question of how the policy is interpreted and applied to staff who don't have a company issued uniform.
I do know crew who carry uniform when on staff travel so they can ask to sit in the jumpseat if they would otherwise be bumped off a flight.

 

[Guvner]

I was on a NW 747 flight from NRT to SPN quite a few (maybe 10) years ago and there were literally 20 pax on the whole flight. Somehow 3 of the 20 pax (me being one) got assigned the same seat.

The bloke who was first to get the seat was Japanese, I rocked up second, simply said no problem in my best Japanese (!) and scanned the 300 or so spare seats for a suitable one whilst he was apologizing profusely. Literally 30 seconds after I sat down another bloke turns up where the Japanese guy was and the same thing happened.

30 minutes in to the flight and 6 FA's are standing around swapping our boarding passes trying to work out what went wrong.

Meanwhile I was getting thirsty.

 

[madmouse58]

next time go im going to sit in the pilots seat and ask to co-pilot to swap with my misses in Y.

 

[Milefest]

I would have thought the policy on employees only having access to the jumpseat would be a safety and operational policy, not security.

There would be different safety features and considerations that a traveller wouldn't know but an FA would. A general pax already has access to the jumpseat areas so what security compromise is there?

 

[jb747]

I would have thought the policy on employees only having access to the jumpseat would be a safety and operational policy, not security.

There would be different safety features and considerations that a traveller wouldn't know but an FA would. A general pax already has access to the jumpseat areas so what security compromise is there?

The jumpseats are in the coughpit.....

 

[Milefest]

The jumpseats are in the coughpit.....

Well that makes a lot of sense, I thought they were referring to these:
Boeing Images - 747 Jump Seat Access to In-Flight Public Address System

 

[Fiches Mouser]

Well that makes a lot of sense, I thought they were referring to these:
Boeing Images - 747 Jump Seat Access to In-Flight Public Address System

As did I... suddenly everything is a lot clearer

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Two different sorts of jump seats.

 

[OzEire]

Similar to JB747's story, I had the only occupied J seat on a coughpy 737 VA trans Tasman flight. One FA was assigned to the J section but somehow missed a woman from Y who just plonked in 1D after takeoff. FA served the self upgrader a J meal. She was so coughfy that her (son?) came up to visit near the end of the flight, only heading back to Y on descent.

No skin off my nose, but I was surprised the FA let it slide.

As an aside, remembering I was the only J pax, they had run out of my meal choice !

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Well that makes a lot of sense, I thought they were referring to these:
Boeing Images - 747 Jump Seat Access to In-Flight Public Address System

I'd call that a crew seat.

 

[vertisol]

Just last week on my usual MEL - CBR leg I found someone in my seat, 6D.

When I said, "I think you're in my seat" she played dumb so I asked to see her boarding pass which she grumpily refused before sliding over to 6E and mumbling something to the effect of "They're all the f*cking same mate".

My response was much clearer "Then you won't mind moving your f*cking cough over then".

No one puts me in the middle seat!

 

[Stoked]

Always sit in the seat allocated on your boarding pass. If someone is in your seat, have the crew check their b/pass and confirm that.
Duplicate seat number = at times, after check in, (and flight close out) your seat may have been changed (and perhaps upgraded) to allow couples to sit together. If you paid for or had a seat pre-assigned then you are entitled to it and you should demand it if the seat change is totally unsuitable.

 

[adamkps]

On a recent flight from Seattle to Kona I was asked to give up my aisle seat for a couple who wanted to sit together. The seat offered was also an aisle so I agreed - to the joy of the couple. The FA called me a darling, gave me a hug and free food and drinkies for the duration of the flight - yay!

 

[Tinkerer]

The VA policy is that if they are travelling on a flight and all the seats are full, they can travel in a jump seat if they are in uniform, subject to the captain's discretion.
Of course any policy can be breached.

Depends on what jump seat you are talking about. I think you are referring to the cabin cre seats, there is no requirement to be in uniform to occupy the flight deck jump seat or even to be on duty.