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Old 02-24-2016 | 09:41 PM
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Wondering how many of you do the commute-to-work thing, and what to expect if I end up doing it. I don't want to permanently move out of the great Pacific Northwest, and I've been reading the warnings here to avoid commuting at all costs. But if I HAVE to do it for a little while, would a 2-hour flight PDX-LAX be manageable? Plus, I could do a crash pad a few nights a week.

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Originally Posted by sealandair
Wondering how many of you do the commute-to-work thing, and what to expect if I end up doing it. I don't want to permanently move out of the great Pacific Northwest, and I've been reading the warnings here to avoid commuting at all costs. But if I HAVE to do it for a little while, would a 2-hour flight PDX-LAX be manageable? Plus, I could do a crash pad a few nights a week.
Ugly... You may have to 2 leg it through SFO or SMF
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Old 02-25-2016 | 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Luv2Rotate
Ugly... You may have to 2 leg it through SFO or SMF
Totally false. Tons of flights on ual and Alaska. You'd never need to go thru sfo.

Commuting sucks but this would be one of the easier ones
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Old 02-25-2016 | 04:05 AM
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Going anywhere out of LAX or SFO is routinely oversold. Do it with caution.
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Old 02-25-2016 | 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Mookie
Totally false. Tons of flights on ual and Alaska. You'd never need to go thru sfo.

Commuting sucks but this would be one of the easier ones
Delta also does several.
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Old 02-25-2016 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Luv2Rotate
Ugly... You may have to 2 leg it through SFO or SMF
I Ment commuting back from LAX-PDX. That's a tough nugget. There are plenty of flights yes, but there are also a lot of pilots that live in and around Portland that fly for majors and regionals.
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Old 11-27-2017 | 05:59 AM
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If you do end up needing a crash pad I definitely recommend this one.

https://www.westcoastcrashpad.com

I've been in one of the apartments for over 6 months and have been very happy. Clean and convenient and no "hot bunks". $300 - $350 a month.

Good luck,
Dan
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Old 11-27-2017 | 06:25 AM
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Commuting in or out of PNW is notoriously bad. Would depend on the airline and equipment... If you have own metal priority on a bus, that would mitigate the pain. JSs are more comfortable too... You'll come to appreciate that.
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I know it's not PDX, but I've commuted SEA-GEG, SEA-ANC, and SEA-LAX.

LAX was the easiest.
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Old 11-27-2017 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by pete2800
I know it's not PDX, but I've commuted SEA-GEG, SEA-ANC, and SEA-LAX.

LAX was the easiest.
Yup. Plenty of commuters out of Pdx as well. No big deal.
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