TWA jumpseats - Captain Anus
I am a 747 Captain for a 121 airline (sked air transport carrier). I missed a flight home from FLL to ORD last week and requested a jumpseat on a TWA MD80 at the next gate to STL. This was the last flight of the day and closest to Chicago.
"No, you are not on our list" was the short reply from the Captain.
Well Captain Anus, that may be so. However, let me tell you, if Amercan had'nt bailed your sad ass from bankruptcy, YOU would probably be asking me for a jumpseat!