Originally Posted by
CRJdriver2017
I’m in the same situation right now. Frontier surprisingly invited me for an interview back in March and got offered into the hiring pool. No class date yet but my background stuff is pending. Then Jetblue sent me a phase 1 invite yesterday. Basically I’m unclear as to where I will be long term but I don’t look down on ULCC carriers like some. I’m a FL guy, that’s where my family is and that’s where I wanna end up. Pay seems slightly higher at jetblue but I’m anticipating new rates with the pending merger and even so without. FL bases are junior with good movement and upgrade times. Jetblue seems like it will be a while for FL and then really slow progression. Jetblue has a better name and reputation.
Frontier/Spirit is likely going to get you in FL quicker and faster QOL. Maybe a FLL blue can chime in but in Orlando to upgrade here at blue is over 9 years on the 190 which will soon go away. The bus left seat in Orlando may as well be impossible and once the 190 goes away you may as well forget it exists once all is said and done. Jetblue pretends Orlando doesn’t exist and there is nowhere in the country but NY. Basically they think it’s impossible to make money there even though Spirit/Frontier both ran us over like a dump truck expanding.