Originally Posted by
CaptYoda
What can an average PDT F/O make their first year (counting premium pay) and averaging 12 days off a month?
What can an average PSA Capt make their first year given the same scenario?
Is it much different at PSA, ENV or EDV?
It almost seems like if you are young enough, there is almost no point in going to an LCC when you can make good money at the regionals with travel and health benefits with a possibility of flow or interview to the mainline.
I will let someone from PDT answer the question on pay. I am not sure how you can collect premium pay at the other WO and still get 12 days off. Someone else will have to answer that.
But, I have friends that are at ULCC's that started about the same time as me and I am at a WO. I make about the same as them. They make a little more in some cases. But my flight benefits are much, much better. I am able to travel with my wife and sons whenever I want. My parents use the benefits all of the time, and have been traveling to all of the places that they would not have been able to go to before. That would not be possible at Spirit, Allegiant, or even JetBlue.
Even if I was making JetBlue Captain pay, I would not have been able to afford all of the travel that we have been able to do in the last 3 years. We have used flight benefits (either myself and wife/kids, or my parents) to Tokyo, Spain, Scotland/UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Hawaii, Italy, and about 15 states in the US. Most all international trips were business class or better. My wife, 3 boys, and myself going to London first class both ways on the 777 would have cost thousands of dollars.
If the cash is more valuable to you, then go to an ULCC. To me, it isn't worth the extra few dollars.