Originally Posted by
ImperialxRat
I was in your same shoes... I had my choice between ExpressJet and Skywest, and I commute from California.
At the time, ExpressJet had just announced Ontario and LAX bases, which are both 1 hour from where I live... I chose ExpressJet, and ended up getting furloughed and now commute to ORD.
I don't regret coming to ExpressJet at all, but I will tell you that when I was LAX based, driving 1 hour to work, it was amazing. Unreal.
Yes, SKYW might close the base you choose to be in, but if it is a base that has been around awhile I would take the risk. Not having to commute would be pure gold.
Ummm, my base was around awhile, over 35 years, and they closed it anyway! Seems odd and a waste of money, to pay for a lot of hotel rooms every night along with the per diem for crews, just to overnight them in what could have and should have continued to be a base...
