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Originally Posted by SkyHigh
In addition it seems as though airline management is conducting a war against family life by messing with the schedule.
When I was a regional pilot most of the lines were a combination of overnights and day trips. It was nice to at least be home for 12 to 14 hours a night or two during the middle of a block. Only one time was I gone for two nights in a row. Now I am told that Horizon Air at least has gone to mostly 5 day trips. Five days is a long time to be gone on a regular basis.
To a single commuter this is of course the ideal situation however for a family person who lives at his/her base and trying to have the most time at home it is not. I remember getting a few bids for all day trips. One month I showed up for work at 7:00AM and was done by 3:00PM.
Do other airlines still have day trips?
Skyhigh
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Horizon hasn't quite gone to 5 day trips (although management sure wants to), but the vast majority are 4 day trips. Then if a trip isn't 4 days, it is usually paired with another one so you get two 3 day trips in a row, which is in reality a 6 day trip with an overnight in your base. Day trips show up on the schedule about once in a great long while. At least that was how it was back in october before i jumped off that sinking ship as well.
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