I have no idea whether you should leave JB for the warm wonderful waters of UAL (where is the eye roll emoticon??), but as a PacNW commuter.... it's HORRIBLE. You won't see SEA as a domicile for 10 years or so, if it even survives. Commuting out of SEA and PDX is a total nightmare to either SFO or LAX, and I've done both. UAL continues to "right size" in these markets and it has become the RJ Express with HUNDREDS of senior pilots and FA's waiting to bump you out of the seat. If you are in base now, please think about the effect and time it will have on your life... particularly with a youngster on the way (congrats, BTW). It's a GREAT place to live, but the commute is atrocious.
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