Originally Posted by
HwkrPlt
That is smart, my non-airline brain can't see beyond the "its a long flight" aspect of possibly being based up there.
Unless you have good seniority to have the base that you want and days you want off, there is always compromise you have to make. I always value getting specific days off. The commute does suck, buts it’s worst for me sitting at the very bottom of base seniority list and also getting the least desirable schedule because you were at the very bottom.