Originally Posted by
saganist
Thank you for the information, it does help. And the end of your comment leads me to my next big question:
What about commuting to LCR as a WB FO? That's actually what I was most interested in (commuting AUS to EWR or SFO), and now I'm very curious if that might be a little better than what I'm hearing about commuting to LCR in general.
I’ve done the AUS to EWR commute for my previous regional. It was okay. Not a lot of competition and I had about 3-4 flights a day. The flights were spread throughout the day so commuting in same day wasn’t an option for me.
I tended to commute the day prior. Getting home was doable too. Had more competition on the way home than on the way to work, but never missed a commute in either direction.
You also have Spirit that flies up to EWR, but that’s once or twice daily. It was a nice back up, but never needed to use it. I would definitely choose IAH as a base if you live in AUS. YMMV.