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There’s good info on DFW if you comb other threads. Even if you could hold DFW after 2-3 months holding a line there would take no less than a year, unless of course they decide to give resume growth in DFW. I don’t see that happening anytime soon though.
We have vacancies every month. The bidding and awards come out about 2 months in advance, so you need to plan ahead a bit.
One more important point to remember. We’re a very seasonal airline. You could be holding a line during the summer and go back to reserve right thereafter. This is specially notorious in FLL. It’s our most elastic base. You can easily find 40% of the pilots on reserve in Sep-Oct. So plan accordingly and play your cards right.
One last thought. Think about moving to base at some point unless of course you really have a good reason to stay put and your commute can be done on a single 1-1.5hr leg on company metal. It’s not the same commuting while working for a legacy than commuting at Spirit.
So my commuting options are my hometown airport with no Spirit service, an airport with a one hour drive with no Spirit, and a 2:15 drive to an airport with Spirit. All have multiple departures to DFW daily, hence why I was thinking this would be a good option for me. Am I totally misguided? The drive and longer leg to FLL or MCO (potentially 2 legs) would be better than the 1 hour direct flight to DFW from home on CASS? Keep in mind I have no idea how CASS or anything else works.