1. Check the crew map after you land
Open the crew map for your layover city to see who's opted in to be visible. Only verified crew show up, nobody outside the network can see the map at all.
2. Turn location on only when you want to be found
Location is off by default. Turn it on for your layover window, then off again, it's never shared with the public or sold to anyone.
3. Drop a plan in city chat
Each layover city has its own chat room. Post what you're doing, a coffee run, a gym session, dinner, and let crew who are already there join in.
4. Join an existing meetup rather than starting from zero
If someone's already posted a plan, join it. It's the fastest way to turn a layover into something other than four walls and room service.
5. Keep it crew-only
Every account on the map and in city chat is checked against an airline email and crew ID first, see how verification works. That's what makes it safe to actually use, unlike open public meetup apps.
6. Build your own airline crew community over time
The more layovers you log, the more familiar faces show up on the map. It compounds, crew you've met once in Copenhagen show up again in Bangkok.