Originally Posted by
C340
Great conversation going on about the seniority thing.
I understand better movement at UA or DL, but as someone who has no 121 experience, would you all take living in base with slower movement over commuting to SFO/LAX/SEA for the entirety of your 35 year career? That’s what it’s kind of coming down to for me.
Depends on the individual and circumstances.
Married with kids STRONGLY favors living in base, even better it's your hometown with family/friend support network.
But it's worth having a discussion with wifey about permanently moving to a legacy base... the extra money vs. AS if you live in base and upgrade aggressively at a top-tier airline is probably closer to eight figures then to seven figures, considering the time value of money. Maybe even without the time value of money.
From where I sit (done a variety of commutes), about the only situation where I'd commute for 30+ years was if I had no kids, was not going to have them, and wanted to live way off the grid, cabin in the mountains, Fiji, Cabo, South America, etc. If I just wanted to live in a city, I'd move to base.