Originally Posted by chrisreedrules

United is actually being forward-thinking by looking at adding crew bases in popular places to live. EWR, DEN, and SFO just don’t cut it for most people with the cost of living being what it is and inflation/mortgage interest rates ravaging middle class income and wealth.

With flights more full than ever, interest rates steadily rising, single-family home affordability nearly out of reach for most, and bases in high cost of living cities pilots simply can’t/won’t move to base. And an awful commute will only be put up with for so long. Pilots will leave. Legacy airlines are good jobs, but they aren’t even close to what they used to be. There is better quality of life to be had at the LCCs and you’ll make darn near comparable pay.

The legacy airline job has been steadily eroded and at the same time the LCC and major jobs have gotten way better. Hell regional Captains are making more than legacy Captains at this point. Cost of living is through the roof and home affordability is at an all-time low. There isn’t a single base at Delta that is even remotely appealing to most new hires unless they already live there or have family that does. Like it or not Delta is going to have to change with the changing times or be left in the dust. It’s a different world and a different airline than the one many of you came up in.