Originally Posted by
McNugent
Welcome to United! Denver actually wouldn't be too long to hold as a base. It's come down quite a bit in the last couple years. If you could hold out and bid it on the 737 at your first shot, it shouldn't take too long. Also the guppy flies a lot of Hawaii out of LAx and SFO. As your seniority allows it, you could bid Hawaii overnights.
That being said, I made the move to my domicile and haven't looked back. Living in base is a dream, especially above the g line. West coast is going pretty junior, but I get the tax issue. How much is your time at home worth to you?
What makes you think Denver has come down quite a bit? Are you familiar with why? There is exactly one reason Denver had f/o bids for a very short period. Cap equalization bids based on not bumping additional cap slots that occurred as a result of 757 base closure and total base reduction. There hasn't been a Cap bid since 2012 in den. When that happens again, maybe consider den to be a base with opportunity. The base has literally shrunk by half since 2010. It could change, but thus far no indication that it will. Fwiw.
Agree. Welcome to United!