JetBlue reserve and commuting
09-28-2014 | 06:06 PM
#31
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A four hour flight to work sucks. Imagine driving 30 minutes to the airport to get to the gate 1 hour prior to departure. Also you need to give yourself more than one flight. So with the above you have wasted 5.5 hours. Chances are you will arrive several hours before your trip starts so you have now spent almost 8 hours of your day and you haven't even started your trip. Now imagine flying 6 hours out to the west coast that day or 4 hours down the Carribean. Keep it simple, move to a base. Commuting sucks...period.
09-28-2014 | 06:30 PM
#32
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From: 320 CA
A four hour flight to work sucks. Imagine driving 30 minutes to the airport to get to the gate 1 hour prior to departure. Also you need to give yourself more than one flight. So with the above you have wasted 5.5 hours. Chances are you will arrive several hours before your trip starts so you have now spent almost 8 hours of your day and you haven't even started your trip. Now imagine flying 6 hours out to the west coast that day or 4 hours down the Carribean. Keep it simple, move to a base. Commuting sucks...period.
09-28-2014 | 06:54 PM
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From: XJT CA
I'm not at JB yet but I've commuted for almost 15 years. Mostly from Dallas to Houston and now FL to IAH. If you can find a city with high frequency from LGB and is :45-1:15 flight, commuting isn't all that bad. I don't know if that exists for JB or LGB, though.
09-28-2014 | 10:36 PM
#36
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From: A320 FO
A four hour flight to work sucks. Imagine driving 30 minutes to the airport to get to the gate 1 hour prior to departure. Also you need to give yourself more than one flight. So with the above you have wasted 5.5 hours. Chances are you will arrive several hours before your trip starts so you have now spent almost 8 hours of your day and you haven't even started your trip. Now imagine flying 6 hours out to the west coast that day or 4 hours down the Carribean. Keep it simple, move to a base. Commuting sucks...period.
11-23-2014 | 02:09 PM
#38
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From: 320 CA
Bidding for AM/PM slots happens the day before your RSV day. The next day assignments are posted each day at noon. I wouldn't count on having a lot of control with the AM/PM bidding. It has been 50/50 in my experience, and I am usually one of the more senior guys bidding RSV.
12-30-2014 | 06:37 PM
#39
New Hire
Joined: Mar 2014
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Boston Commuters?
Do you all have parking available or do you take the Logan Express? Anyone coming from southern new england via commuter rail to south station and then the silver line?
On a separate note, any guesses on upgrade for new hires in 2015?
On a separate note, any guesses on upgrade for new hires in 2015?
12-30-2014 | 07:00 PM
#40
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Looking back over the last 3 years of posts, upgrades have been about 3.5 - 5 years. Also, during that time a bunch of people on apc kept saying the upgrade was going to be wayyy longer. I would imagine if JB gets the 40 airbuses that are on order, they will have to continue hiring, and the upgrade time will stay low........just my guesstimate
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