Originally Posted by
CRJJ
So far I prefer transcons, rather than multiple shorter legs. I don’t mind red eyes, I flew cargo and I’m used to them.
Day turns are great too but those go pretty senior obviously.
Then PHL is your cup of tea. True transcons are diminishing; the LAX and SEA 1-1s seem to be less and less. But, I'm the same as you. I like transcons. Plenty of long legs in PHL. Most of my trips have more NEOs than not. Plenty of 1 leg days. As said earlier, if you commute, plenty of trips with trailing redeyes. But also, if you dont want them, you can avoid them.
The day trips are available; you won't get them awarded, but some in the top 15 FOs routinely drop their turns and you can pick them up to augment your schedule.