Originally Posted by
kolt66
Ok, thanks, I was under the impression it was 18. So if you're lucky you might be able to fly into base on the same night you're supposed to leave and fly out the same day you arrive back home after your 17 days which means you'll only be away from home for 17 days, maybe 18 a month.
No, you'll leave your house in the morning if you have a nighttime departure. If you're working a day flight you'll leave the day before. Company will want to show you in rest prior to your flight and sometimes pushes for backup flight. I'm lucky there are many flights to ORD from my house and it's only a 2.5 hour flight. I normally depart my house about 15 hours prior to my flight. Basically I lose 3/4 of day before my trip and 1/4 after. Again, all dependent on your base and where you live.
As pointed out, we have nothing for a commuter clause. And we really don't have much of a network to jumpseat on, unlike FedEx or UPS.