Originally Posted by Timbo

Do you know what a Short Call day means for a Commuter? It means you have to fly to your base, if you can find a ride, since all the jumpseats were booked a week ago, and when you get there, you have to buy a motel room, and then you have to sit there for 12-24 hours, waiting... in a motel room, with no beer, then you have to get home.

Now, multiply that times 6 days a month.

Vs. flying a scheduled trip or two, working maybe 8-12 days a month, where Delta is paying for your motel rooms, you have a beer in your hand, and you're getting 100+hr.s pay.