Originally Posted by yellowNEO

I live in Chicago, so Midway (SWA) & O'Hare (UAL) make a lot of sense. However, if my family ever leaves Illinois, we like Southwest's bases as a whole a lot more.

Thank you for the input and perspective -- sounds like a great gig, especially if you have to be on reserve (if you're in base, anyway).

I'd be MDW based whenever I could hold it, so ATL isn't on the table.

Year 3 going into Year 4, you're really seeing some major monetary gains, so I don't blame you for leaving in your position.


First Officer with just a few years invested. Interesting point about career progression, particularly in the last 20 years ... which isn't a small consideration.