Originally Posted by
Tickettoride
Does anyone have any strong opinions on or insights into the best and worst trips/overnights on the CRJ2 out of ORD? Are there certain parings that tend to be more favorable for someone that lives in base in Chicago? Do locals and standups go relatively junior there? Also, how long might a lineholder have to expect to wait before picking up 700 and 900 trips? Just trying to get a flavor for what life is going to be like soon. Thanks!
The most senior trips at ORD are the long 700 locals. NAS, SLC, MTY, BZN, FCA, YYC turns. I can't even touch those at 45%. Good standups also go pretty senior. Six leg locals, min credit locals and bad standups go extremely junior. The majority of the trips in ORD are 4 days so how senior a 4 day goes just depends on how good it is. High credit 700/900 4 days are going to go a lot more senior than low credit 200 4 days, etc.
My personal favorite overnights out of ORD: TVC, PHX, SBA, MEM, AUS, SAT, YHZ, MSP, STC. CMX is nice in the summer but unfortunately I usually end up there in the winter.
I bid about 45% and I can only hold 700 and 900 trips if I want to fly on weekends. I can't hold 700 locals at all and I can't hold 700/900 4 days with weekends off. If I want weekends off I have to bid the 200. If I don't mind working weekends I can hold all 700/900. It will probably take you until under 60% before you're able to hold 700/900 trips on weekends, and it will take you until under 40% to hold all 700 and 900 on week days. If you're trying to bid locals you'll be under 30% before you can touch 700 locals.