Originally Posted by
flosd
What does this have to do with opting into commuting to bases other than your own to pick up flying
Union: "commuting is difficult and expensive. We'd like commuter benefits"
BB: "it can't be that difficult or expensive if people are commuting to multiple bases a month to fly"
BB is smiling
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Oh, now I know what you’re saying. I totally misunderstood you. Apologies.
Dropping/picking up out of base is not why people commute in this industry. If people choose to commute to do this, it’s because they would end up making more at the end of the month by picking up trips even after the hotel is paid for (for those that don’t know, crew members get crew rates at certain hotels we contract with).
So, yes, people will choose to commute and pay out of pocket to credit 90+ hours a month and actual fly.
NORMALLY though, BB saying commuting is a choice are under normal circumstances where people live out of one of the domiciles, but flies trips in their assigned base. BB thinks FOs can just move to the NE on $46/hr MMG for the month. That’s what I was referring too.