Originally Posted by
DC8DRIVER
The deadhead situation is different for every base and even the lines within that base. Some bases deadhead very little. Some a lot. Some mostly on domestic airlines, some mostly on company, and some on foreign. For me, recently, it has been on our freighters.
And, yes, when it is full, it kind of sucks.
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Agreed. Deadheading seems to go through phases for me. At first, all my domestic DHs were on USAir because they're consistently $200 cheaper than anyone else (surprisingly, they've been on time with good service). Lately, for whatever reason, I've been getting direct flights on Delta. When I first got on line, all my flights to Europe were in business class on the airlines. Lately, the company will spend three days of my pattern getting me to/from Europe on one of our airplanes. Even a full freighter is far, far superior to the crew rest seats on my pax 767, so you'll hear no complaints from me.