We?

"I" wish "Creating Commutable Lines" was a win win issue--but it's not. Making them will greatly affect the other lines -- or we'd already have them. From my peanut gallery, creating commutable lines lowers the productivity of the average pairing. Comparing our trips to OALs, I'd note that commuters have to spend a night in base before/after a trip--but also get the same amount of work done in a 3 day as OALs do in a 4 day trip. The big difference is that SWA commuters have pick up the tab for the stay the night before/after while OALs spend it on the road.

Hence, you won't get any support from me to build more commutable lines--and I'll even strongly oppose it. My personal vote determined by the win/lose issue: Every line built for a commuter reduces the number of quality lines for those who live in base. There are enough commuters who enjoy working less days (productive trips) that they don't favor creating more lines that are commutable but less productive either.