Commuting From Canada
03-26-2023, 04:56 PM
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Commuting From Canada
Hey everyone,
I'm an ex-military guy interested in flying for Alaska and like the title says, I plan on living in Canada and working in Seattle. There is one non-stop per day which is a 1hr flight or if I have to go to Vancouver makes it two stops and 3 hrs duration including layovers.
My first question for the current Alaska Pilots is whats it like to commute for Alaska for the long term? Do most people stick with Alaska because they live in the PNW? If I need to commute to Seattle for the rest of my career would you recommend Alaska or Delta? Second question: is there anything preventing me from commuting from Canada itself? Do I need to be a US resident according to the contract or anything like that?
Thanks
I'm an ex-military guy interested in flying for Alaska and like the title says, I plan on living in Canada and working in Seattle. There is one non-stop per day which is a 1hr flight or if I have to go to Vancouver makes it two stops and 3 hrs duration including layovers.
My first question for the current Alaska Pilots is whats it like to commute for Alaska for the long term? Do most people stick with Alaska because they live in the PNW? If I need to commute to Seattle for the rest of my career would you recommend Alaska or Delta? Second question: is there anything preventing me from commuting from Canada itself? Do I need to be a US resident according to the contract or anything like that?
Thanks
03-26-2023, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Hitch18
Hey everyone,
I'm an ex-military guy interested in flying for Alaska and like the title says, I plan on living in Canada and working in Seattle. There is one non-stop per day which is a 1hr flight or if I have to go to Vancouver makes it two stops and 3 hrs duration including layovers.
My first question for the current Alaska Pilots is whats it like to commute for Alaska for the long term? Do most people stick with Alaska because they live in the PNW? If I need to commute to Seattle for the rest of my career would you recommend Alaska or Delta? Second question: is there anything preventing me from commuting from Canada itself? Do I need to be a US resident according to the contract or anything like that?
Thanks
I'm an ex-military guy interested in flying for Alaska and like the title says, I plan on living in Canada and working in Seattle. There is one non-stop per day which is a 1hr flight or if I have to go to Vancouver makes it two stops and 3 hrs duration including layovers.
My first question for the current Alaska Pilots is whats it like to commute for Alaska for the long term? Do most people stick with Alaska because they live in the PNW? If I need to commute to Seattle for the rest of my career would you recommend Alaska or Delta? Second question: is there anything preventing me from commuting from Canada itself? Do I need to be a US resident according to the contract or anything like that?
Thanks
people come to alaska bc they live in Pdx or anc
or
they come here till delta/United/American call
03-26-2023, 05:31 PM
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Most of the schedules at Alaska are not commuter friendly, and overall it is not a commuter friendly airline. There’s no reason to not be trying for Delta first, if Alaska calls first go ahead and go and expect a call from Delta shortly thereafter.
03-26-2023, 07:51 PM
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Don’t listen to the angry bunch here….yes Alaska is just about as commuter friendly as others, if not more so than a lot. Currently they are picking up the tab for hotels if you have an early start or late finish…
The dirty thirty will jump on here and say that’s only temporary, but there has been no communication that it will end, and I highly doubt it will.
The dirty thirty will jump on here and say that’s only temporary, but there has been no communication that it will end, and I highly doubt it will.
03-26-2023, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by FreqFlyer
Don’t listen to the angry bunch here….yes Alaska is just about as commuter friendly as others, if not more so than a lot. Currently they are picking up the tab for hotels if you have an early start or late finish…
The dirty thirty will jump on here and say that’s only temporary, but there has been no communication that it will end, and I highly doubt it will.
The dirty thirty will jump on here and say that’s only temporary, but there has been no communication that it will end, and I highly doubt it will.
03-26-2023, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by FreqFlyer
Don’t listen to the angry bunch here….yes Alaska is just about as commuter friendly as others, if not more so than a lot. Currently they are picking up the tab for hotels if you have an early start or late finish…
The dirty thirty will jump on here and say that’s only temporary, but there has been no communication that it will end, and I highly doubt it will.
The dirty thirty will jump on here and say that’s only temporary, but there has been no communication that it will end, and I highly doubt it will.
03-26-2023, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by FreqFlyer
Don’t listen to the angry bunch here….yes Alaska is just about as commuter friendly as others, if not more so than a lot. Currently they are picking up the tab for hotels if you have an early start or late finish…
The dirty thirty will jump on here and say that’s only temporary, but there has been no communication that it will end, and I highly doubt it will.
The dirty thirty will jump on here and say that’s only temporary, but there has been no communication that it will end, and I highly doubt it will.
03-27-2023, 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Jetlikespeed
and per the DM email a few months ago about the positive space commute home in the commuter hotels MOU he hinted that the Ps ticket home would end when the 321s retire. So it’s a good bet that the commuter hotel MOU will be gone when the 321s are done
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