Originally Posted by
Av8er1550
I’m sure this is posted somewhere but I am at the beginning of my search. For someone hired this year, how long is reserve for a junior base? Is MDW fairly junior? I live in Cincinnati and that would be the easiest commute for me. Just wasn’t sure if you guys have long-call reserve or just short-call? Any airport reserve? Any info for a new-hire would be super helpful! As I understand it, SWA pilots work hard and I like some busy months and some easy months. Is it possible, after some seniority, to drop trips and kind of “ease-up” some months here and there? I know holidays are tough. Anyways, just curious and I really appreciate all of the advice!
Mdw has some new hires but it’s not the most jr. Back in 22 hiring spree people weren’t sitting rsv at all. So it depends….could be 1 month…could be several.
2 hr call out, no long call. But you can “proffer” trips (as of next month…maybe) and be released until check in (provided trip length matches rsv days remaining in block) which eliminates you needing to be in base at RAP start.
We don’t and never have done airport rsv. Put everything in giveaway if you want from day 1 and see what happens. Not likely someone will pick up a weekend rsv block in a busy month but you never know.