I personally know three GEG commuters based in OAK and PHX. Bottom line is long term planning; can you handle commuting to your first domicile for six months? A year?
The opening of LAX will cause a shift in movement over time, no doubt. While it’s still too early to tell the results, the good news is that we have had a good history of vacancy bids every month.
An FO hired in Jan of 2016 can hold any domicile at an average of 50% seniority (except for ATL and MCO).
Of course, today a newhire is 2000 FOs later, so time to domicile is going to be different.
One good thing about SWA is the ability to give away flying in one domicile and pick up in another. I did this as a newhire to try and mitigate some commuting. You will learn to be creative, but like I said...plan for the long term.