Originally Posted by gooselee

Don't forget preferred seats like exit rows.

And if that IRROPS call is even 2 min quicker and that's the difference between grabbing the last seat on a new flight or spending the night at some random place, we'll...



I don't think it's exception or norm. Just different. I first earned FO flying ATL-LGA or ATL-IAD every other week. There was definitely a big difference in having FO vs. nothing, even with a DL Amex. There are lots of people who fly almost exclusively short haul.

Basically, FO can be very worthwhile for some people while almost meaningless for others.