Before you keep reading, know this: I commute and always plan to.
Personal choice.
However, if the pax carriers don't ever get their act together and start charging $1 for $0.90 of service, rather than charging $1 for $2 worth of service, this industry is screwed, and the pilots along with it, as in the end, unlike our journeyman management (other than Fred Smith, of course) we have the most to lose.
This affects all of us, pax or cargo, as the perceived worth of our profession is predicated upon our respective companies actually turning a profit or at least breaking even.
In the long run, we are all better off with a healthy air transportation industry. If that makes my commute harder or forces me to shell out a few bucks every month to cover my bank, so be it.
The big picture is more important.
Last edited by Timeoff2fish; 04-26-2008 at 06:21 PM.