Totally rediculous ruling if you ask me.
After 11th Sept only company staff with ID (and preferably in Uniform) were allowed to travel in the J/S, which, as an engineer suits me fine.
Over the last 6 months I have lost count of the times I've been up front on my commutes from London to Scotland. Not only have I found it interesting to see what you guys do for a living, it also helps me a great deal with my own Engineering Licence studies, seeing how and why things work the way they do.
Now, it looks like me and numerous crew that I have met during these travels will have even greater troubles trying to get one of the "golddust" like seats on shuttle flights home on a weekend to see family and loved ones.
To any of the crew that have been kind enough to have me on the f/d thanks.