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08-19-2016, 06:12 PM
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Newark will be about a half hour further for me than LGA/JFK. Should I base my decision on my drive though? I hear United has a bunch of LGA trips too and they go junior...
I thought career progression was a bigger one. Where will you move up faster?
I thought career progression was a bigger one. Where will you move up faster?
08-19-2016, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by BoJet
Should I base my decision on my drive though?
Srsly?
30 effin minutes?
08-19-2016, 09:01 PM
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Gringo - do you live around NYC? It's probably 30 minutes on a good day. It can easily double, or triple, if the 30 minutes means crossing the Hudson in rush hour, a weekend, or a holiday. Crossing the Hudson can be brutal. Last trip the last 45 minutes, on a Saturday, took over three hrs.
There's a reason crews hate delays out of Europe flying into JFK, it puts them in rush hour going home. EWR, if you're staying west of the Hudson, isn't that painful.
He can plan on 4-6 trips per month. Guys deliberately bid schedules so they don't have to cross the Hudson. They live there and they understand the value of not having to cross the Hudson.
So if there's not an obvious difference between the two companies the drive is a major factor in NYC.
There's a reason crews hate delays out of Europe flying into JFK, it puts them in rush hour going home. EWR, if you're staying west of the Hudson, isn't that painful.
He can plan on 4-6 trips per month. Guys deliberately bid schedules so they don't have to cross the Hudson. They live there and they understand the value of not having to cross the Hudson.
So if there's not an obvious difference between the two companies the drive is a major factor in NYC.
08-19-2016, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Sliceback
Gringo - do you live around NYC? It's probably 30 minutes on a good day. It can easily double, or triple, if the 30 minutes means crossing the Hudson in rush hour, a weekend, or a holiday. Crossing the Hudson can be brutal. Last trip the last 45 minutes, on a Saturday, took over three hrs.
There's a reason crews hate delays out of Europe flying into JFK, it puts them in rush hour going home. EWR, if you're staying west of the Hudson, isn't that painful.
He can plan on 4-6 trips per month. Guys deliberately bid schedules so they don't have to cross the Hudson. They live there and they understand the value of not having to cross the Hudson.
So if there's not an obvious difference between the two companies the drive is a major factor in NYC.
There's a reason crews hate delays out of Europe flying into JFK, it puts them in rush hour going home. EWR, if you're staying west of the Hudson, isn't that painful.
He can plan on 4-6 trips per month. Guys deliberately bid schedules so they don't have to cross the Hudson. They live there and they understand the value of not having to cross the Hudson.
So if there's not an obvious difference between the two companies the drive is a major factor in NYC.
And that's before the rain and the Canadians come down and cluster**** things up.
08-20-2016, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by gringo
Please. I live in South Florida. Between the latino machismo with their near absolute total disregard for traffic laws, and the geriatrics simply waiting for God to call their number, on a GOOD day, I95 makes Mad Max look like a scene from Driving Miss Daisy.
And that's before the rain and the Canadians come down and cluster**** things up.
And that's before the rain and the Canadians come down and cluster**** things up.
08-20-2016, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by vroll1800
Let's not forget some Bahamians who plod along in the far left lane 10mph under the speed limit.
08-20-2016, 08:16 AM
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Are you more laid back of a person or more of a double breasted jacket and hat kind of person? That's how I would decide. You'll end up at this company most likely for the rest of your life. I would want to enjoy to people I'm surrounded with everyday.
08-20-2016, 09:12 AM
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You're saying one group is more enjoyably than another group? How do you tell when they're not in uniform?
I've worked with guys from several different airlines, and add in new hires and it's probably in the dozens and dozens of airlines, and their prior airline is meaningless as to if they are, or are not, fun to be with.
I've worked with guys from several different airlines, and add in new hires and it's probably in the dozens and dozens of airlines, and their prior airline is meaningless as to if they are, or are not, fun to be with.
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