Originally Posted by
fly4fun14
For those of you currently flying with Breeze what made you choose it and what made you stay (or leave)? Did any of you choose Breeze over a major? In a career where you constantly hear "Seniority is life" the possibility of having high seniority is enticing (assuming it doesn't go under or get bought).
I moved to Breeze because they promised my family an unparalleled QOL if we were just willing to relocate. I left Breeze because it wasn’t the case. It wasn’t even a week into us having relocated from TX to FL when they announced the FL base (TPA) would become an all A220 domicile. What stinks is it came from the C-suite of the airline. Middle management either didn’t know or deserved an Academy award performance.
The promised quick upgrade, high credit day turns only became “3-5 day charters” with lots of days spent up N in the cold at hotels when they realized they could turn a buck. But, they didn’t have the infrastructure or the people to pull it off so I know a lot of the charter customers were very displeased with the thrown together product we were doing. They even tried to lower our 121 service volume to do more charters which was really concerning to me. I get trying to make more money, it just was further proof to me personally the vision I had been sold was not the true vision of the airline long-term. Another year like last and Breeze will likely be blackballed from charters as universities will warn each other to steer clear because the extra dollars to have another airline do it the right way are worth it. Make no mistake, middle management will try to make you feel appreciated but upper management rules the company and begs middle management to try to clean up their messes. I went around the same time as 2 other friends from the DFW area. We all could not have been more excited and none of us lasted more than 6 months before taking CJOs elsewhere.
Do yourself a favor, wait out the card drive. It needs to pass to give the pilots a voice and to put some ink to the verbal promises Breeze loves to throw out and then change. However, Breeze also might become a terrible place to work if it passes. The video of Neeleman begging the pilots to give Breeze a chance is comical. How about those of us who did Mr. DN? How about the ones who literally had the vision you sold them completely thrown away because you wanted to make a few more bucks? I don’t see ALPA passing being received well. Either stay where you’re at and wait this out, hear how it goes and how management reacts. Or, if you’re like me and time is on your side, go to an established airline and build seniority the natural way. I learned quickly the risk was not worth the reward. I sleep well at night seeing my 401k increase greatly and my seniority go up steadily at my new home. Hope this helps.