Originally Posted by
Zoomie
That is so much better than I've seen here at United at the Narrowbody, I would suggest that if anyone has no desire to fly WB jets, you won't get a better schedule than at SWA.
I can say with certainty as a jr lineholder at United, you will most likely only have 13-14 days off a month and you won't see 16+ until at least better than 50%. With current movement vector, you could easily see 50% as an FO on a NB in SFO or EWR within 18 months.
If you like to do layovers and try and visit a destination for a 24 hr sit, I'm guessing United has more options for that type flying than SWA does. But, I'd venture to say most would rather work and go home, and have 4 days more off a month, so 48 more days off a year at SWA than a Jr FO at United.
I have 14 off for June (35-ish% in NB category), which credits me about 75 hours. Two trips are not commutable on one end, so that puts me down to 12 days off (and paying for two hotels). . Every single day is red red red for coverage.
they’ve also figured out how to get rid of premium (for my seat, anyway). So, somehow every day is extremely red for coverage, but they always seem to cover all the pairings.
this contract needs some serious QOL stuff.