Originally Posted by
oldmako
<<"It's the responsibility of the employee to get themselves to work if they choose to live or travel outside of their domicile/base/whatever, not the airline. ">>
I'm guessing the the company you fly for never closed a domicile shortly after they opened it and you moved there, bought a house, found wifey a job and junior some new friends at a new school? Or they never parked a fleet and displaced a few thousand guys to other domiciles a thousand miles away?
Originally Posted by
threeighteen
Currently not flying for any airline. However if either airline that employs me closes up shop where I work, I'll either move, find a new job, or retire at a very young age.
Airlines close bases, furlough pilots, park cool airplanes, and go out of business almost every year. Welcome to the industry sir.
I think he's trying to give you respect, but doesn't know how!