Originally Posted by
LarryDavid
Oh the horror! I do everything I can to get jumpseaters on my plane but I feel no sympathy for commuters. It truly is a choice. Multiple people outside of the airline industry have had their jobs move multiple times. Many people in my family had to move 3+ times over their lifetime because their jobs changed. Commuting is a right that airline employees have but they deserve no special treatment. The most logical thing to do is call uhaul and make the company foot the bill if your domicile closes.
Since you call it "your jumpseat" I'm assuming you're a CA so your perspective on this issue will be different than a FOs but I challenge you to live near ORD or any NY domicile on 30k a year with a family. Then come back and talk about it being a "choice".
Past the commuting argument you're still talking about early AM day 1s and late PM day 4s. Even living in base you're now losing 4 FULL days of your life as opposed to 3 and a fraction.