Southwest Airlines Bans Many Employees From Flying In Jumpseats - Southwest

Southwest Airlines Bans Many Employees From Flying In Jumpseats

Ben Schlappig — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:53:03 +0000

While the impact on the average passenger may be limited, Southwest Airlines is updating its employee travel policy in an interesting way, which is good news for some employees, and bad news for others.

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James — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:55:05 +0000

Mark...SA and Jumpseat travel on SWA is by time of check-in, not senority. Try to get the facts straight before you have an opinion.

SMR — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:19:37 +0000

This is not news. No other airline ever allows it. This policy was insane.

Concerned Individual — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:54:08 +0000

They push out the Aircraft Mintenance Technician also From that Seat (Not the Flight Deck) How a AMT can not operate a Cabin Door if they are the ones that fix everything that Make no sense and also AMTs have to Comute to their home. Not to Mention that that Jomp Seat is Part of the AMFA contract with the Company so Grivance the way to let the AMTs to Jomp seat. The Flight Attendance are just securing their Commute whit the Excuse of safety by False report Any other person out of their work group. They want to keep pilots out of that too but they always try to marry a Capitan with $350k year salary that is the reason they did no fight pilots out not to mention that the pilots are their Boss in the Sky.

Eskimo — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:05:00 +0000

You're confusing overworking with laziness. Just like they're confusing safety with laziness.

Eskimo — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:45:35 +0000

We found the union rep.

Eskimo — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:43:48 +0000

Unions doing what they do best. Stir something up for the sake of doing something to justify expensive union dues.

bossa — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:22:32 +0000

WN sure seems like it's going out of its way to make life worse for not only its pax but staff as well. Safety, my arse. F/A's just want more chances of being boarded, primadonnas not realizing that there's a lot of other employees required to run the airline. This will only demoralize the non-crew WN employees and create friction. But maybe that's part of the new WN management strategy to 'divide & conquer'....

bossa — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:13:57 +0000

Maybe not so ridiculous for the staff trying to get on a full flight and this is the only option left. Who cares what it looks like ? One can mind their own business and enjoy their confirmed pax seat and not be so concerned about others' business. I think practically any non-rev occupying the jump seat would be an asset in an emergency, in the presence of a trained/working F/A. This isn't rocket science evacuating an aircraft. I'd be a lot more concerned about the idiots taking their carryon baggage with during an evacuation......

DanielT — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:45:58 +0000

I worked for 2 airlines in the 1980s. Jumpseat was a rare privilege. Ops had to approve ahead of time. The Captain had to really like you. I only asked twice in 5 years, and I knew the Captain well both times.