jumpseating

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noun

The situation where off-duty airline staff are permitted to travel for free, occupying unbooked seats in an aircraft.

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Meanings

nounjumpseating (uncountable)
  1. colloquialuncountableaeronauticsThe situation where off-duty airline staff are permitted to travel for free, occupying unbooked seats in an aircraft.

Origin

From jump seat + -ing.

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APA

jumpseating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpseating

MLA

“jumpseating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpseating. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jumpseating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpseating.

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