Originally Posted by
takeoff no blue
For those of you who came to United from Frontier, how much greener is the grass over there, and more specifically, why?
As much as Frontier has its problems (and lagging payscale), I'm curious about what specific reasons make United a much better place to work in terms of pay, QOL, and day-to-day flying? I know that when I came to Frontier from the regional I quickly realized how much better it was, the trips at Frontier are much easier than the regional (2 x 3hr legs vs 4 or 5 legs to get similar credit), I get 15-19 days off a month at Frontier vs 12-15 at a regional, and my ability to swap/drop trips is pretty reasonable. I guess my point is that while I was at the regional, I didn't realize how much better it was at Frontier, a lot of people viewed it as a 'lateral move' to come here, but in my experience, it simply isn't the case.
So now this has me thinking, for what reasons is United better than Frontier, aside from the payscale? How much better can it be flying the same aircraft, staying at the same/similar hotels and going to the same/similar destinations? How long does it take at United to get 15-19 days off a month, is it consistent throughout the bases? How easy is it to trade/drop trips? Would a new-hire expect to be stuck on redeye trips for a while?
Thanks for your input ya'll <3
Former F9 here. If you stay Narrowbody you’ll probably feel like it is similar flying, fewer red eyes though. In flight meals, there’s support for everything, and you feel proud to show up to work. Flying for F9 was great, but watching a gate agent yell at a customer for not having $100 to pay for a carryon was not pleasant. To the major differences, on my days off o can catch a flight first class to Europe or Asia and it’s easy. United just has way more resources and benefits. Highly worth the move.