Originally Posted by plastic gerbil

I would guess that with PR overtime rules for OT after 8 hours going away {when pilots sign off on this contract} that Cape Air will expand flying out of SJU and shrink the outstation bases to a minimum. This plan is already being put into place for northern bases for this year starting in May. More pilots will be based in HYA BOS and EWB. MVY and ACK will only have two pilots each.
This makes sense to me. The senior pilots in the outstations will get to stay in their bases where they want to be and the transitioning pilots will get to fly out of SJU where the hub of the operation is and the cost of living is cheaper. This is also a better deal for people who transition because they get a higher year round minimum and get to transition to San Juan where they can use public transportation thats paid for by the company. The override is less necessary in SJU because as previously stated in posts above the cost of living in SJU is comparable to the North East.