Originally Posted by
NewCareer
Wow. This is all great info. Is LGA a co-base? Didn’t even consider that I would have to drive to LGA but that’s about an hour too depending on traffic.
Also, I do recall talking to guys while jumpseating that the trips are much better on the 73 than 320.
Anyways really appreciate it. And yeah, first world problems indeed. It’s not lost on me how lucky people have it these days. When watching from the outside as 9/11 and the financial crisis hit. Those who made it through are seeing some long overdue returns right now!
Go to DL. It's a destination job. UA is a promise for sometime in the future. When that opportunity becomes reality vs hypothetical evaluation your choices again. Me? A 20 minute drive vs having to cross the Hudson EVERY SINLGE TIME I HAD TO GO TO WORK? Is being 600-800 numbers more senior worth driving to JFK vs EWR? You're going from easy to painful. I'd switch to UA. You can uber to EWR. Wife can drop you off and pick you up before and after trips while she's out running errands. We called being dropped off and picked up by your spouse 'princess parking'. Buddy taught his wife how to look at the operations data in the computer. She'd she his expected arrival time, look for his touchdown time, and drive to the airport from the house or while out shopping, gym, etc. "I can't tell you how many times she would be pulling up to the curb as I walked out the terminal door."