Originally Posted by TonyC

Both of the above weeks of flying would begin in MEM with a deadhead to DSM (on the same deadhead flight, even), both would be in the hotel in DSM the same times, and both would deadhead back to MEM on the same flights. However, the week with MEM hubturns is 5 separate trips, with no per diem or duty paid while in between trips (the hub turn). The week of flying that does hubturns in IND is one single trip, paying per diem, duty, and TAFB throughout.

Advantages/disadvantages to both -- and since we have a wide range of preferences, it works out to make more people happy.
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