Originally Posted by
Efrem
It would only bother me if the crew that worked the flight left the same time I do - or sooner, since at least some of them would be closest to the door!
IIRC it is also against federal regulations for the working crew to leave the aircraft while pax are aboard.
Originally Posted by
PSUhorty
Just yesterday, was sitting next to 2 UA deadheading pilots. They were concerned that the flight they were going to pilot was scheduled to depart soon after we landed at ORD. Further, we arrived into C22 (or 23?) and they had to hoof it down to B1. Nonetheless, they stayed seated while the rest deplaned.
This is the case where I'd be happy to see non-working crew get off the aircraft as quickly as possible. If I'm waiting at a gate for pilots to arrive so my flight could depart I'd hope that the crew wasn't spending extra time on an arriving aircraft simply to be more courteous to the pax on that aircraft.