Originally Posted by
badtransam97
What would be my better option if I lived pretty much half way between Nashville and Memphis? I've thought about driving 2hrs to BNA and going to CLT? The tys base is 6hr drive. Would the BNA deal be considered a bad commute? I've read horror stories on commuting, but that seems to be with a longer commute. Could one theoretically drive up the start of the trip and fly out, then come home the ending day? Didn't know if the schedules were setup commuter friendly.
If you're 2 hours from BNA, are you closer to MEM?. If so, it would make more sense to commute out of MEM so that you could have the benefit of using FedEx jumpseats as well as passenger flights.
Your initial schedules will not be very commuter friendly. Commuting to reserve at any regional is going to test your patience. In time, as your seniority improves, your schedule flexibility will improve.
Also, It is entirely likely that we may see another base open this year which could help things for commuters if it happens to be a hub base, which are by-and-large more commutable than outstation bases.