Originally Posted by
tennisguru
All of which has no bearing on where PSA puts their pilots. A pilot domicile has nothing to do with ticket prices, rather where to keep pilots, and especially reserves, to keep the operation running smoothly and efficiently. What good does having 30 reserves available in CVG/DAY/TYS when ORD/DCA/etc is in a ground delay program and flights are canceling due to no crews available?
This. You can get away with the outstation bases when your major airport is CLT and you're not running into delay-prone airports that much. But if you want to have a sizable presence at DCA, PHL, LGA or ORD, you're going to have a lot of issues without reserves at those airports to cover for the inevitable time-outs when thunderstorms or winter weather show up.