Originally Posted by
hgeonat
Morning - I'm looking at JetBlue as a possible career destination, and I'm curious about commuting. I've spent all my time at 135s, so talk to me like an idiot who doesn't know any of the lingo here...
How bad would life be trying to commute from about a 5 hour drive/a place with 2 company flights and a couple other non-company flights a day to/from a JetBlue base? Is life as miserable as it seems from reading posts on commuting? Would I be spending half my days off getting to/from home, and the rest of the time worrying about how I'm going to get back to work? Is driving something that would be in the picture as a backup?
Last, is commuting basically the same deal at any of the airlines, or are certain ones better (discounting how many flights a day in/out of a base)?
Any insight would be great! Thanks!
I've been commuting for 4 years between my last company and here. Commuting isn't the most fun but it really isn't that bad. At b6 you have to have 1 option on own metal. 2 if you are using other companies. The flight must arrive 1 hour prior to report. With short call here you can't be notified until at least 10am (2.5 hour call out) on day 1 and the last day on short call you are auto released at 6 hours (except it can't be before 11am or the latest release I believe is 5pm) if nothing is on your schedule. Long call is 14 hour call out can't start on day 1 before 2pm and last day auto release is 0800 if nothing is on your schedule. You can also preference bid any trips that match your days on call if you want to work a trip.