Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Skywest doesn't have a commuter policy... other than to be reasonable. The SKW policy worked better for me than the contractual policy at my other regional. Commuter policies are double-edged swords... unless you're commuting between two big cities, the policy criteria are often impractical to comply with. And if you miss a commute at a union airline and DIDN'T comply with policy, they're probably going to throw the book at you. Make sure you understand what YOU have to do in order to comply with the policy, and if that's even possible on your route.
Agreed. The lack of a commuter policy was the best thing SkyWest had going. Don’t abuse it and its all good.. no need to have a certain amount of flights available etc.