I'm a pilot with a major Asian Carrier and traditionally the Captain of the aircraft has had the authority to release un utilzed cabin jump seats to non rev passengers. However , the new rumour is that the commercial dept wants to take this power away from the captain and instead vest such powers to the commercial ( traffic) staff instead.
What is the global practice regarding jump seat allocation and what is the history or back ground of these policies. As we see it here , this is a deliberate attempt to undermine a captain's authority and to humiliate our position.
Please send me ideas and suggestions on how this can be prevented and please send me info on similar practices world wide. Personal messages will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers !
