Florida Commutes
04-24-2016 | 03:46 PM
#12
Straight QOL, homie
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From: Record-Shattering Profit Facilitator
Tampa-ATL has gotten much tougher post- AirTran. Commuting sucks. Don't do it, especially if you have/want kids.
It's a whole new kind of suck, hoping the commute works out as the baby's due date approaches.
It's a whole new kind of suck, hoping the commute works out as the baby's due date approaches.
04-24-2016 | 03:51 PM
#13
Line Holder
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: B777
Did the MCO commute to ORD and IAD and LAX.....finally just moved to a base (IAH) and my job is 200% better with no commute to worry about....Reserve is a breeze, line holder flying is like a part time job.
It took me 15 years to figure it out....commuting sucks!
It took me 15 years to figure it out....commuting sucks!
04-24-2016 | 04:46 PM
#14
Runs with scissors
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From: Going to hell in a bucket, but enjoying the ride .
04-24-2016 | 09:04 PM
#16
Gets Weekends Off
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04-25-2016 | 02:54 AM
#17
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From: Going to hell in a bucket, but enjoying the ride .
Check Travel Net and see how many flights per day there are, and which equipment type is on it, you can also see how overbooked each flight is. In the winter of course it's a lot busier than in August, but MCO seems to fill up every flight, every day, every month.
September is Disney's slowest month, but MCO also is the place the Port Canaveral cruise ship people fly in/out of, so there's that too. Delta has been replacing some of the 757's with 737's and MD88's in MCO, so watch out. Over Spring Break last month they did put some 767-300's on instead of 757's, which was nice, but I still had to sit in the jump seat both ways, back was completely full.
September is Disney's slowest month, but MCO also is the place the Port Canaveral cruise ship people fly in/out of, so there's that too. Delta has been replacing some of the 757's with 737's and MD88's in MCO, so watch out. Over Spring Break last month they did put some 767-300's on instead of 757's, which was nice, but I still had to sit in the jump seat both ways, back was completely full.
04-25-2016 | 03:33 AM
#18
Bye Bye Maddog!
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From: Movin' On UP........
Suck it up for a few years and live in base, spend much more time with the crumb-grabbers and the squeeze, then when things settle, if that's even possible in this industry, find your place in Fla. where you can relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor and it will be that much more rewarding!
DON'T COMMUTE! (unless you really have to)
DON'T COMMUTE! (unless you really have to)
04-25-2016 | 08:19 AM
#19
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From: Going to hell in a bucket, but enjoying the ride .
It is much easier to commute once you get senior enough to hold trips that don't sign in at 6am and return at 11pm! That's what kept me off the MD88 left seat in NYC when BOS was closed. I bid MD11 F/O instead, as those trips to Europe all signed in around 5pm and returned around 3pm. Much easier to commute to that!
04-25-2016 | 08:20 AM
#20
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From: "Prof" button manipulator
it is much easier to commute once you get senior enough to hold trips that don't sign in at 6am and return at 11pm! That's what kept me off the md88 left seat in nyc when bos was closed. I bid md11 f/o instead, as those trips to europe all signed in around 5pm and returned around 3pm. Much easier to commute to that!
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