Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Distraction; Confusion
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Weight And Balance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Human Factors; Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related
We were told we had 2 jumpseaters. We had two jumpseaters. We showed 2 jumpseaters on the final Weight and balance. We noticed at cruise that the release only listed one jumpseater.  We notified company and got time and initials for adding jumpseater to release.COVID-19 departure procedures distracted from normal departure flows.
My First Officer for entire trip was removed for this leg and included as a jumpseater. He was on the pairing; was alerted for show; and was on the W/B; but was not on the release. During alert call I was told that we had two jumpseaters yet only one was at the hotel with us (my normal FO) and only one on the preliminary release (who was not at the hotel.) At that point we figured they had gotten the name wrong or they would correct it on the actual release form. Due to a complete change in clearing COVID protocols in ZZZZ we did not go to Operations as usual and got to the plane late. The second jumpseater was already in the plane when we arrived. The paperwork showed up well into our preflight process and I didn't catch the omission on the final release form. I did notice shortly after we got airborne and contacted Operations to add him. They sent us time and initials for the addition.Many different procedures; time shortage; information gap. Just missed one message I meant to send but got busy.
Air carrier flight crew reported mistakes in flight release documentation relating to the number of jumpseaters on board.