Originally Posted by
David Puddy
Apples to oranges given the choice of flying available at Delta IMO. That choice is key.
What about the wear-and-tear of 4+ sectors per day (on average) on your body over 30 years at SWA? What is that worth to you? I know several Delta widebody FOs who will never go back to multi sector domestic flying...
While I agree, I feel that commuting to work with Delta will be far tougher than driving to work with Southwest regardless of the flying I do.
Don't get me wrong I'd love to fly 9-12 days a month on a 777 out of ATL with all weekends off, but after running the numbers I've realized that would make up a very small part of my career. If I'm going to primarily be on narrow bodies most of my career I assume just stay with Southwest and drive to work.
I flew MD-11's internationally before Southwest and while it was fun at first the novelty eventually wore off. I love flying 2-3 legs a day at Southwest on 3-day weekday trips, but to each their own.