Originally Posted by
Beewatcher2
I would opt for Delta if I had offers at both. Even with the commute, Delta is going to offer more career flexibility, profit sharing and career upside than JetBlue. That being said a Delta career would be even more rewarding if you lived in base. If you stayed at JetBlue just because of the Boston base imagine your regret when Delta opens a base in Boston.
I’m local to BOS, make around 300k with the opportunities afforded to someone that’s senior and lives in base, and never pack an overnight bag. I ain’t commuting to JFK, especially with how bad delays have been this summer with really no plan to address it from either Buttigieg or the FAA. Iffy advice IMO.
Even if Delta opened a BOS base there’s plenty of questions. What do the trips look like? How senior will it go? How many crews? There’s another Legacy airline with a BOS base, and I don’t hear of JetBlue pilots leaving in droves for there because of Boston. Small base with limited opportunities.