Originally Posted by
D Mantooth
If the New York reps are holding up (and possibly exchanging) more money for everyone in exchange for cabs for commuters, surely they are also working for a stipend to pay the higher living expenses of their pilots who live in New York?
Or do they only represent the NYC commuters?
The "tri base" in NYC is abject fantasy. Its unrealistic, for locals or commuters alike, to expect to cover that much logistical real estate. You can only live/crashpad/hotel in one place and no matter where you pick the "tri base" is completely unrealistic.
The cost for cabs, or more realistically for an increased capacity shuttle system (perhaps with the occasional cab to cover rare peak overflows) is so low it wouldn't move the needle and would increase reliability and operational integrity.
Base specific COLA on the other hand is a treacherous can of worms that is absolutely unworkable.
Neither is a commuter vs local issue either. Not to mention most "locals" are still commuters.