Originally Posted by
deltajuliet
It's actually pretty bad. One flight a day each way on United - seen it get weight restricted once or twice. On reserve you generally have to commute the day before, and often times depending on your finish, commute back the day after. You can see the problem when you only have 1-2 days off... 2-legging it to/from work can be common, and ironically ORD turns out to be one of the frequent connections...
Both, but assume you're always going to be last on the list with AA. United priority is just okay.
This is all in addition to our lackluster work rules and low pay.
I would very seriously look at Compass or SkyWest.
Based in IAD, you will get American and United flight benefits. Only IAH is limited to United only.
As far as commuting, there is only one nonstop flight on United, however, AA does fly 3 times into DCA.
As of now, that's about a 1 hour Metro/Bus commute on its own. However, the direct "Metro only" construction should be finished by 2019. I think it's about 10 bucks each way.
Plus there is always Uber.