Originally Posted by
Margaritaville
But day trips. It's all day trips! Home every night! The unique airline model!
Pilots seem willing to give up a lot to sleep in their own bed and drive to work every day. I admit I enjoyed it for a long time but I realized that my time is getting short and there's a lot of money being left on the table. Especially in retirement. Got when the getting was good.
It still baffles me how many guys at G4 couldn’t (or wouldn’t) see over the horizon at how this was all going to play out with Maury. Many who are friends are finally seeing the error of their ways but sickened realizing they gave up 4,000+ seniority numbers and less than 2 year upgrades at a legacy carrier of their choice just “to be home every night.” Once I saw behind the G4 curtain in late 2021, I tried to convince and take as many with me when I left. Thankfully some did.