Originally Posted by Javichu (Post 2599961)

Hello guys.

I'm still a p135 FO and who knows what could happen in 6-8 years but being from Europe myself, I wonder how doable that commute would be.

I know the key is "seniority", but I'd like to hear from you experienced guys, if you or a friend of a friend is actually doing that commute and how bad or good is it.

Ideal scenario I guess it'd be flying long haul for one of the big ones, and having a non stop flight to the chosen European city.

Thoughts?


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Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 2599970)

I've seen it done, from the East coast of the US, it's not too much worse than a transcon commute. Key would be to bid larger blocks of days off in a row, with presumably corresponding larger blocks of days on.


In fact, I've seen worse, ie East coast to HI, and even CONUS to Africa and Asia. Just depends one what it's worth to you.

Originally Posted by Sluggo_63 (Post 2600204)

Or you can try to get hired by FedEx and live in their European domicile (Cologne, Germany).

Originally Posted by symbian simian (Post 2600231)

So it has been a while, but I did the reverse. Fro 00 till 05 I worked in Europe and lived in DC. Had United benefits, travelled first class, worked 2 blocks per month. Was fine when I was 30, not sure I would want to do it again.