Originally Posted by
GrumpyCaptain
I enjoy taking a 4:30am van for a 5:15 show. Who doesn’t want to show up 15 minutes early for a 12 hour duty day? Don’t show up at 4:30 it left at 4:22. Unless you tried the 5am van, that one will leave about 5:10 to make you feel nice and rushed in a dark cockpit.
Cap it off with a 30 minute wait at the end of the day, angry angry taxi cab ride and a reimbursement. Call it the new normal short stay routine....
Short layover: I don't take a van that leaves more than 30 before show. I also don't rush. They can call me a cab if they want to. I like long layovers, but we need more input in pickup time. Made it to the gate 45 minutes before show at the LAX long early departure. Had to wait half an hour to get coffee, and another half hour before the gate agent showed.