It is always possible in this case, that the
JS usage was as a result of a request by the dispatching TPE groundstaff. It may be that if as an ex CX crew, she was travelling on a retired staff ticket, that with a full flight it was simply thought that staff ticket can use a
JS if the Captain agrees to release.
Personally, having heard of a number of these cases at outports where when you returning to HK with a full flt, Captains are asked if they can release the
JS to Joe Bloggs, only to find in the cruise that Joe Bloggs isn't of the category that the groundstaff said, and is therefore ineligible to be granted the
JS.
Consequently, and especially in the current environment where any toe over the line can be a D&G on Monday, (and packing bags by Fiday!), unless I know the staff personally and can be certain they are Kosha, I only release
JS's to staff that have applied online, to ensure they have met those eligibility requirements.