Originally Posted by
Gone Flying
when did we not have an NYC base? Also there is no reason we can’t use the crews that lay over there to cover early AM departures or build 3-5 day trips that are commutable on at least one end. Unsure if true or not but I thought the NYC base trips went to crap in 2018. FWIW from those I’ve talked to at UA, B6 and AA their NYC base trips are not nearly as awful as ours.
Agree with your post but I believe there is a restriction on how early west coast crews can report on Eastern time. Seattle crews seem to overnight there a bunch and a 5 am show is a 2 am show body clock time for us…..