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Jump Seat Information

Jump Seat & Cabin Seat Information

Reciprocal Cabin Seat Agreements

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Reciprocal Cabin Seat agreements provide active US Airways flight attendants and flight attendants at participating carriers access to empty passenger seats on a space-available basis. Current participants are.

Note: US Airways Express carriers or other regional carriers (e.g. Delta Connection) or code share partners are excluded from this agreement unless they have their own agreements in place.
Complete Jumpseat Policy and Procedure Manual
New Flight Attendant Jumpseat Form
Revised America West Inflight Operations Manual
Aircraft Jumpseat Locations

 

US Airways Dress Code
Jumpseat Attire

The dress code policy for jumpseat attire is business casual attire, despite recent changes to the Envoy/First Class employee leisure travel dress code allowing jeans.

Persons traveling on the jumpseat, while not part of the working crew, must present a professional appearance and comply with the Dress Guidelines for Business Travel. (See More Below)

 

Airline Passenger Seat Cabin Jumpseat Applicable Routes Procedures
Alaska (eff 5/1/09) Yes No US (including Alaska and Hawaii), SJU, STT, STX See Appendix
American/American
Eagle		 Yes No All Flights See Appendix
Delta Yes No US, SJU, STT, STX See Appendix
Comair Yes No Awaiting information from Comair, please proceed to the appropriate ticket counter  
Southwest Yes No All Flights See Appendix
Jet Blue Yes Yes* All Flights See Appendix
Frontier Yes No All Flights See Appendix
Atlantic Southeast Yes No All Flights See Appendix
Northwest Yes No All Flights See Appendix
Spirit Yes No Domestic travel only, including the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. See Appendix
SkyWest Yes No All Flights See Appendix
United Yes No All Flights See Appendix
General Guidelines (Complete Jumpseat Policy and Procedure Manual)
Outlined below are general guidelines for the US Airways’ flight attendant reciprocal cabin seat program. Please note that specific requirements and procedures vary by individual carrier. See the individual carrier information for complete details on that carrier’s requirements and procedures.
 
Eligibility
All current and active US Airways flight attendants are eligible. Flight attendants who are on leaves of absence, furlough or who are retired are not eligible. Family members of flight attendants are not eligible.
 
Listing Procedures, Boarding Priority and Charges
See the individual carrier’s information - located via the link below for details on the listing procedures specific to that carrier. For carriers that don’t provide this information, please check in at a ticket counter or with a gate agent.

There is no charge, but you may be required to pay applicable taxes or fees depending on the destination.
 
General Check-in Policy
You must ask a ticket or gate agent to be placed on the standby list for the cabin jumpseat.

You must check in at the airport ticket counter or departure gate a minimum of thirty (30) minutes before scheduled departure of a domestic flight and seventy-five (75) minutes before departure of an international flight. You will also be required to check in again at each stopover or connecting city.

Priority will be given to the operating carrier’s own employees and NRSA passengers (retirees, companion pass holders, ID90, etc.). Seats will then be awarded to reciprocal cabin seat passengers on a first come, first served basis.
 
Destinations
See the chart below for specific information on the applicable routes of each carrier.
 
Dress Code
See the individual carrier’s information - located on the airline specific information page. For carriers that don’t provide this information, US Airways’ jumpseat dress code is in effect:
 
US Airways Dress Code
Jumpseat Attire

The dress code policy for jumpseat attire is business casual attire, despite recent changes to the Envoy/First Class employee leisure travel dress code allowing jeans.

Persons traveling on the jumpseat, while not part of the working crew, must present a professional appearance and comply with the Dress Guidelines for Business Travel. The dress guidelines are listed in the Employee Travel Guide (page 37) as posted on Wings/theHub and summarized in the FAPP Jumpseat chapter dated 04 08 2009 for your convenience. (See Below)

We thank you for presenting a professional appearance while traveling on the jumpseat.

11.3 Jumpseat Travel Dress Code

  • The employee's US Airways badge must be visible on the outer garment at all times.
  • Flight and cabin crewmembers may wear their uniform when riding on the cabin jumpseat.
  • Jumpseat attire is based on Envoy/First Class business casual attire as defined in the Employee Travel Guide published March 20, 2009.

11.3.1 Acceptable jumpseat attire

  • Jumpseat riders must wear business casual attire, including at a minimum any collared shirt, business slacks, including khakis, skirts, Capri-style pants (females only), shoes and socks.

11.3.2 Unacceptable jumpseat rider attire

  • Unacceptable attire while riding jumpseat includes:
    — t-shirts
    — blue denim attire
    — shorts
    — jogging suits
    — athletic gear
    — baseball-style caps
    — athletic shoes
    — beach footwear or flip-flops
    — any clothing that is torn, faded, soiled, wrinkled, cut-off, has ragged edges or holes
    — clothing with offensive graphics or terminology
    — jeans
    — shorts
    — t-shirts
    — tennis shoes
    — provocative or revealing clothing such as micro/mini skirts, bare midriff, halter, tank, tube or bra tops.
 
Cabin Jumpseat Travel
US Airways flight attendants traveling under the Reciprocal Cabin Seat agreement may have access to the cabin jumpseat on certain carriers in cases where all passenger seats are occupied. See the chart below for a list of these carriers. When traveling on the cabin jumpseat, be sure to introduce yourself to the Captain and crew.

Note: Flight attendants from other carriers are restricted to passenger seats only on US Airways-operated flights.

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