Inflammatory posting from BigMouth(did I get your name right?).Yes,the US is the land of the free and the greatest country on the face of this planet.But we're not going to be so free from now on and if this means pilots lose a few perquisites,so be it.Not only do I find your anti-American remark truly disgusting(and racist) and so typical of the whingeing Brit,but your airlines have had a terrible reputation for extending the courtesy of a j/s ride to legit aircrew pre 911.Usually found that it was left up to the check-in agent or one of the flight attendants,not the Captain!What kind of a system is that? Access to the j/s for commuting pilots has always been an American tradition;used to work like a treat until things started to tighten up after the Fedex incident and now 911.The only Euro airline that was always courteous and helpful in j/s rides pre 911 was Iberia,and the girls were prettier too.