Originally Posted by
magnus0322
You'll be commuting to work / home on your day offs on either or both ends of trips. Nothing better than finishing a 4 day trip to sleep in the airport and fly home the next morning. And doing the same end on the front end. If you're a commuter Republic is one of the worst options in the industry
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Magnus is right that commuting can eat into your free time. I’ve landed at 11 pm and the first flight out wasn’t until 5:30 am. Naturally, I stayed at the airport instead of wasting money on a hotel.
I’m a bit of a different breed in that that stuff doesn’t bother me as much as it does the next person. To me, it’s just part of the lifestyle in the 121 world.
Would I recommend anyone living in base and driving to work? Absolutely! Would I change anything about my short lived regional career (commuting or otherwise)? Absolutely not!
As a data point, I regularly held trips that were commutable on one end. The only time I couldn’t commute on either end was when I had a reserve line and I commuted in the day prior and left the day after I got released (got assigned a trip that ended after the last flight left).
Outstations have more trips that start early and end late. Basing really matters so YMMV.