Originally Posted by
HSCompressor
So... just some advice. Now that you're in the big leagues, make sure to check ALL of your hotel reservations beforehand. Whether that be for training, OE trips, line trips, or whatever.
DON"T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO CHECK AND SEE WHEN/IF YOU'RE BOOKED. Especially on a busy XMAS holiday weekend where nobody is in, and nobody can help you till Monday. And if you don't know you ask! Crew scheduling, training scheduling, check the crewconnex app, FC View, ask the front desk if they have anything for you. And if it is a true last minute disaster, then you have to expense it unfortunately.
When you fly the line, check the app, and do something sooner rather than later if you see you don't have anything! Don't wait until you're in Cancun, with no cellphone service, no hotel, no shuttle, no one speaks english, and late at night to realize "Oh sh3t, I don't have a reservation anywhere". Especially if it has been on your schedule!
Contrary to what you may think, and what you might hear on APC, this is not the only airline ever in the history of the world where flight crew hotel reservations get botched. Big boy pants, do your diligence. Good luck.
while taking ownership over your own accommodations is important(really shouldn’t be at a major airline or any airline for that matter when at work) , admonishing a NEW HIRE because they didn’t know all the resources at their disposal and expecting them to fend for themselves in NEW HIRE training frankly makes us look bad. Knowing your contract is essential for any pilot; expecting a new hire to fend for themself in the way you’re suggesting is truly ridiculous.
Why don’t you put on your big boy pants and hold your employer accountable rather than being condescending to a new hire? That might be a better strategy than criticizing NEW HIRES for not knowing every resource available in the book they got 2 weeks ago.
I’m sorry this happened to you, but it is par for the course as far pilots having to deal with more than they should have due to the company cheaping out in every way they can.
Frontier is NOT the big leagues, despite how you might delude yourself. The “BIG LEAGUE” pilots don’t have to deal with this, aside from occasional IROPS and certainly not in new hire training. The fact you call Frontier the “Big Leagues” speaks volumes about yourself
My “minor league” regional had very few hotel issues compared to here, so maybe you’re not babe ruth like you think