Originally Posted by
CAirBear
lmao! I worked at Allegiant for 2 years prior to my time at NK. Day trips suck ass and are extremely over rated. To each their own.
It was always amazing to me how many guys I flew with that lived a solid 30-45 mins or even more from the airport. 1.5 hours a day in their cars. Never mind the extra time and BS to get from the $hitty employee lot to the terminal then trek it all the way to the gate and back when your done.
Day trips sound great on paper. I get it. But the reality is, unless you have super easy premo trips and live 5-10 mins from the airport, it really isn’t. It’s a glorified “overnight” at home.
If you think having 18-19 off a month, but having to work a few 4 days a month sucks for me, I don’t know what to tell you lol. My QOL is exponentially improved verses “bEiNg hOmE EvErYnIgHt” 🤷🏻♂️
you’re leaving out some details here. Strictly NB to NB not WB.
You’re not getting 20-23 days off on a NB doing 4 day trips. Especially if youre Jr and/or on the captain side. It’s going to be usually 14-16 days of work.
Those four day trips have coast to coast redeyes built into them. with schedules that flip flop on you.
theyre not always commutable on one or both ends.
They’re harder to swap out of them. Especially if you’re JR.
You’re stuck with the same A-hole for 4 days.
There’s plenty of 3 hour airport appreciation sits.
Aircraft swaps in the hubs, with multi leg days.
10-14 hr overnights just enough time to sh#t, shower, eat, and sleep. You know there’s only so much jerking off, watching TV, and eating hotel food you can do.
There’s usually a Decently long enough van ride, and if it’s not a super long van ride it’s in a hotel right by the airport without a ton to do.
Or, you just don’t have enough time to do anything that’s why you’re there.
A solid walk through a terminal. Demanding earlier van times. Or traffic demanding (ie. NYC.)
you gotta pack 3-4 days of food unless you wanna spend money only to become a fatso.
hotel gyms usually suck.
the woman at home is b$tching you’re never there, and how kids don’t remember you because you’ve been doing this for 20 years. But hey, maybe that’s the real reason you prefer 4 days…..
I don’t disagree that 1 vs 4 days are better or worse. But, over a 30-40 year career you’ll see the ups and downs of both.