BHM was the only hotel I've had a real problem with.

As for the rest, some are better than others.

 

Your serious concern probably had something to do with it. I ASAPed another hotel for safety reasons and it was changed within a month. ALPA/API hotel complaints don't seem to work. Although, I do not recommend Fatiguing/ASAPing just for non safety related reasons such as a rude van driver, dirty towel, no cheap food nearby, etc.

Make it count and most likely it will be dealt with.

 

It blows my mind to read Mesa guys on here defending some of the hotels. Seriously have some self respect and demand at least what our peers are getting. This has quickly become the most depressing chain on this thread in at least a week....

 

To file an ASAP, doesn't something safety related have to happen in the airplane?

 

No. It can be anything safety related to the performance of your job, such as the ability to get a good night's rest. And that is straight from an ASAP committee member.

 

You worked at TWO different regionals before Mesa and have 6,000 hours of 121 time?

You are a God among men--a gift to the FOs upon whom you impart the wisdom of your sacrifices along the way. You must have Jedi-like knowledge of weather and gate assignments by now, oh holy one.

Same flight times and # of type ratings bro. 50-75% of our hotels aren't suitable for any pilots of any airline imho.

 

Good info, thanks.

 

Hotels have gotten progressively better over the past year. There were really only two maybe three in out of DFW that were of any issue.

1) BHM - which has been addressed. Now a very nice Sheraton
2) SDF - Still a problem. Good neighborhood but run down.

Our hotel committee is doing a good job these days of communicating issue with bad hotels. We have had a few crew members (FAs) mess things up at some of the more well liked ones forcing us out (rumored) but thats a different story for a different time.

Overall, once BHM was taken care of, I cant think of a place that I actually mind going to. Many I actually enjoy.

That's the REAL general consensus among the crews.

 

Glad to hear DFW is improving, but that isn't the case up in IAD. The REAL consensus is that the majority of our lousy hotels haven't changed. I will say I have been in contact with the hotel committee, and they have always maintained communication, and in my opinion have been honest about what they are trying to do about the lousy hotels. Unfortunately though, all the recent hotel changes have been for the worse not the better, with the exception of maybe CMH. It is just frustrating that the really bad hotels like CLT and SDF haven't changed in the time I have been at Mesa, even with all the complaints.

I still like to follow my rule of thumb. If we are the only airline crew staying at a hotel, or if other crew members stay there before their trip because its so cheap, we probably shouldn't be staying there. Obviously a few exceptions, but generally works out to be true.

 

Has anyone heard when the new ejets are showing up? I heard they might be delayed a few months.