Originally Posted by
WindChk
I agree 100% with this statement. I've been TDY a couple of times and have no complaints other than the per diem being $1/hr. Hotels (w/ mini kitchen and/or fridge), Flights to/from base, and car rentals were all taken care of.
Of course, some things could be managed much better, but so far so good. Much better than regional life.
Don't count on that 100%. I've had everything done lickety-split before and I've also had just the opposite happen. When I used to be in the VBD base I had to fight tooth and nail to get them to buy me my monthly ticket home. One time they did it on the wrong day and then refused to change it because it was too expensive (it was they're fault, not mine). Another time they refused to do it at all (long story).
Also, MOST of our hotels are NOT suites. The only ones I've been to that have this are FLL, BLI, and LAS. The rest were regular hotel rooms.
I'm not going to get into a spat with anyone but if you've never been TDY'd you don't really know this company. Don't get me wrong I don't wish the TDY on anyone that doesn't want it. But living in base on the AB and not being TDY'd (like I suspect some of the pro-G4 guys on here are) is like working for a totally different company than having been TDY'd all over the country on the MD-80.