Originally Posted by Extenda

Without specifying the country or city it’s hard to answer. I know a bunch of pilots who commute from Europe and make it work without too much hassle. Usually involves clumping flying together into two week blocks.

Ironically, I’m from Canada and considered moving back briefly (Nova Scotia), but despite being 500 miles from NYC as the crow flies it would be a nightmarish commute. 1-2 flights a day in the winter direct to the US total. No Jumpseat allowed because it’s international. Dash-8 always payload optimized. Almost always full loads. Would have been connecting through Toronto almost every time on the notoriously unreliable AC. Last time I was up there I talked to another pilot commuting from Halifax to HOUSTON for commutair. Likely world’s worst commute. (Our YHZ-EWR flight cancelled because of weather, and we both ended up getting to Toronto after being bumped twice more)

So, again, the distance doesn’t matter nearly as much as a bunch of other factors.

thank you for listening to my idle Friday morning musing.