Originally Posted by
PurpleToolBox
If you are working at a Part 121 airline, all you have to do is reserve a jump seat on FedEx to Memphis for the AM sort. Sit in the jump seat area while waiting for the sort. Then get on a jump seat to LAX and do it without falling asleep.
Now imagine doing that three or four times a week for two weeks. That's FedEx.
To be fair, if you’re operating the flight you can get a sleep room during the sort. An hour or two of sleep makes all the difference vs. having to sit in the JS area with 100 other people.
At my previous carrier we used to do Caribbean redeye turns that left the US between 10pm and midnight and got back around 6am but you had to stay in the airplane for ~2 hours during the turn. Those were way worse.