I understand MDW is fairly Jr. I see quite a few flights on company metal from DTW to mdw. Anyone have experience making that commute and if the loads are generally too bad? Thanks.

Lots of commuters and not very many flights on the weekend (sometimes only once a day on WN)

flights on the 800 are frequently weight restricted and we have no jumpseat protection in that case

Gotcha. So it's a pretty tough commute? What about on partner metal, much luck there?

I've got an interview coming up next month, we have the ability to move. But it's a matter of finding the right place.

Looks like WN has 4 a day ( looking on Friday ) DAL 3. The 800s have 4 JS the 700s have 2 upfront, one in the back . SWA has reduced frequency in all the cities.

Thanks to all the posters...long-term lurker here.

If this has been asked previously, somewhere else, my apologies!

1--If a new hire lives in Denver but can't hold DEN right out of training, which junior base commute would be easiest? LAS? (I'll probably do the PM schedule if an option)

2--After I can hold DEN, (new hire virtual meeting said expect DEN in 2 bid cycles) how long should I expect to be on reserve?

Thanks,
SW

Sorry, dudes, but in the modern airline oligopoly, nobody is failing despite the complete idiocy of the management teams.
Sure, there may be a few more marginal players that get sucked up or that band together, but the four biggest airlines will exist as they are now into the distant future. They pretend to compete with each other, but just like the world powers in the book 1984, they are always at war with one another and they just fight over little crumbs of market share. They function pretty well right now to transport people and goods around the country and to make money for the investor class.
Barring some world ending cataclysmic event like a meteor strike, nothing is going to change.

Lol. Invoking 1984 like it means something to you. Watch what happens over the next few weeks and get back to me. 🤣

Oh you mean the impending financial meltdown due to the utter lack of banking regulation in our financial system compounded by over a decade of free money?
Good thing I bought all those gold coins!

Phx or Las will be the easiest commutes due to frequency and flight times. Hotels are cheap and there’s around 40 flights a day if you include every airline.

Rsv prob around 4-6 mos depending on how people bid (and how the vacancy bids shake down)? Could be shorter, could be longer.

Thanks Flyguy.