SWA reserve time
07-08-2007, 05:43 PM
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SWA reserve time
Hi, I'm looking at SWA, and since I'm located on the east coast and BWI is a junior base for SWA, I have some questions about the reserve reporting time.
What is the time from phone call to reporting for SWA if you are on reserve? 90 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours? I plan on living in the Norfolk area, so 6 hours would work for travel time to BWI, and if not, I have some buds in DC I could stay with and be much closer if its only 90 minutes. I guess with 6 hours it would be a dangerous game depending on traffic, even with it only being a 4 hour drive.
Thanks.
What is the time from phone call to reporting for SWA if you are on reserve? 90 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours? I plan on living in the Norfolk area, so 6 hours would work for travel time to BWI, and if not, I have some buds in DC I could stay with and be much closer if its only 90 minutes. I guess with 6 hours it would be a dangerous game depending on traffic, even with it only being a 4 hour drive.
Thanks.
07-08-2007, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by sigtauenus
Hi, I'm looking at SWA, and since I'm located on the east coast and BWI is a junior base for SWA, I have some questions about the reserve reporting time.
What is the time from phone call to reporting for SWA if you are on reserve? 90 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours? I plan on living in the Norfolk area, so 6 hours would work for travel time to BWI, and if not, I have some buds in DC I could stay with and be much closer if its only 90 minutes. I guess with 6 hours it would be a dangerous game depending on traffic, even with it only being a 4 hour drive.
Thanks.
What is the time from phone call to reporting for SWA if you are on reserve? 90 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours? I plan on living in the Norfolk area, so 6 hours would work for travel time to BWI, and if not, I have some buds in DC I could stay with and be much closer if its only 90 minutes. I guess with 6 hours it would be a dangerous game depending on traffic, even with it only being a 4 hour drive.
Thanks.
07-08-2007, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sigtauenus
What is the time from phone call to reporting for SWA if you are on reserve?
07-08-2007, 10:53 PM
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Looking at SWA????
Originally Posted by sigtauenus
Hi, I'm looking at SWA, and since I'm located on the east coast and BWI is a junior base for SWA, I have some questions about the reserve reporting time.
What is the time from phone call to reporting for SWA if you are on reserve? 90 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours? I plan on living in the Norfolk area, so 6 hours would work for travel time to BWI, and if not, I have some buds in DC I could stay with and be much closer if its only 90 minutes. I guess with 6 hours it would be a dangerous game depending on traffic, even with it only being a 4 hour drive.
What is the time from phone call to reporting for SWA if you are on reserve? 90 minutes, 3 hours, 6 hours? I plan on living in the Norfolk area, so 6 hours would work for travel time to BWI, and if not, I have some buds in DC I could stay with and be much closer if its only 90 minutes. I guess with 6 hours it would be a dangerous game depending on traffic, even with it only being a 4 hour drive.
07-09-2007, 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Spanky189
I'm sure the people at SWA are anxiously awaiting your application and are ecstatic that you would even consider "looking" at them. Maybe you could call Herb and have him open ORF as a base so it wouldn't inconvenience you.
I guess I should start mentally preparing myself for the reality that it would be better for me to just apply to every airline I can think of, and be so grateful to have been selected by whomever hires me, that I pack up my family and move to the junior domicile, wherever that may be.
That would be opposed to my apparent mistake of "looking at" my first choice, to understand what my obligation would be in regard to commute, time, finances, etc, should I actually be lucky enough to get my first choice.
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07-09-2007, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by sigtauenus
Thanks for the update, where are the more junior bases now?
I have heard that Orlando is second junior.
07-09-2007, 05:20 AM
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Wow, that's awesome. My wife was just talking about the possibility of moving to San Francisco last week. I guess I need to add that I'm not being presumptious in assuming that I'd get the job, just noting that the junior domicile of my first choice is near where the wife might like to live.
07-09-2007, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by sigtauenus
Wow, that's awesome. My wife was just talking about the possibility of moving to San Francisco last week. I guess I need to add that I'm not being presumptious in assuming that I'd get the job, just noting that the junior domicile of my first choice is near where the wife might like to live.
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