Originally Posted by
UGBSM
Well QOL is in the eye of the beholder of course. I only chime in here because this thread is a discussion comparing Delta to Allegiant QOL.
I see most here tout the advantage of Allegiant as spending nights at home. Albeit at the cost of lower pay and probably working a lot harder when you are at work.
Traffic and bus rides are really more a small town vs big city issue than comparing our airline QOL.
What I could point out is that if QOL = max time spent with family, then I think perhaps Delta offers more opportunities to fly smarter not harder, even if you are junior. You can find opportunities at Delta where you are home every night with the kids because you literally almost never fly. And pays better to boot.
But I get that at Allegiant even the most junior can sleep at home at night and if that narrow definition fits your best QOL, then great. My definition of QOL with my family is a bit more broadly defined as the most total time at home with my family per month.
I’m not sure who you’re trying to convince here..... My QOL is unparalleled by anyone at Delta. I block between 5.5-7 hours nearly every time I come to work with a duty day roughly 2 hours more than scheduled block. I sleep in my bed every night and I either send my kids off to school or see them when they get home.....every day.
If being home nightly, working 12-13 days a month flying 2, sometimes 4 legs per day, and blocking high 90s most months is a “narrow” definition of QOL, then I’ll take my narrow definition and run with it.