Originally Posted by
744driver
Guys, I am not so sure why this is any different than a guy that jumpseats to work for a Regional or a Major airline...commuting days do not count in your commitment to the company. (Of course, there are several airlines like Omni, Southern, etc that are "home-based" where the minute you leave home, you are on Day 1 vs like at Atlas we may be on Day 0).
I get that it may even be two days before an assignment, but that is a choice in some cases of where you live and where you are based. Being a new guy of course complicates it because you don't have the seniority to hold a closer base, but for most guys that have been here even a year or so, Day 0 commutes are self-induced by way of base selection, and your Gateway Airport location.
On the money. In my prior life I was traveling via jump seat all the time to and from work on my day off. The difference now is that I'm on a ticket and the onus is on the company rather than me to make it. THAT is a very good thing! If I never jump seat again in my life I will be an extremely happy man.