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02-13-2022 | 09:45 PM
#141
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Just curious what the added costs are for a base over what we are already doing. Because we are already doing a-lot of those things you stated. I know crew lounge is one, and probably others, but I’d imagine we are already paying the main costs of operating in and out of California
02-14-2022 | 04:00 AM
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Don't want to negotiate in public, but curious what the cost of having a base is. I don't really need a V-file for my bid package and my pay check anymore, and there is always a FA in the one non-broken lounge chair. Just give me pairings that start where I live, and access to the Admirals lounge, or a hotel room when I need it.
02-14-2022 | 06:02 AM
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Don't want to negotiate in public, but curious what the cost of having a base is. I don't really need a V-file for my bid package and my pay check anymore, and there is always a FA in the one non-broken lounge chair. Just give me pairings that start where I live, and access to the Admirals lounge, or a hotel room when I need it.
02-14-2022 | 09:24 AM
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02-14-2022 | 09:39 AM
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I think you’re right. However, the question I’m curious about is, is the cost of opening a base in LAX more than opening a base in IAH for example, assuming flying/gates stays the same?
02-14-2022 | 09:46 AM
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The comment wasn’t addressed to Franke, but to the poster it responded to. High income people are increasingly bailing out of CA. That means the declining percentage of high income people there are going to see taxes rise to offset the lost tax revenue base. There are about 70 flights a day between LAS and SoCal. Alternatively, it’s a four and a half hour drive. Why would anyone want to pay the extra costs to live in Ca?
02-15-2022 | 04:07 AM
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Don't want to negotiate in public, but curious what the cost of having a base is. I don't really need a V-file for my bid package and my pay check anymore, and there is always a FA in the one non-broken lounge chair. Just give me pairings that start where I live, and access to the Admirals lounge, or a hotel room when I need it.
I asked management at my old airline about this a few years back. Has to do with the DOL supposedly. To be considered a crew domicile, which is where you generally pay your unemployment taxes if I’m not mistaken, there are minimum requirements per each state. Just pure speculation but I’d imagine most states, especially CA, would require some kind of dedicated sitting area and restroom for crews. And I be there are a ton of airport politics tied to that location.
02-15-2022 | 06:31 PM
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Didn't consider that part, and if correct That Might Kill Cali. CDTFA is apparently not lenient. Might be cheaper to build pairings with waivable DHs on both ends, while still keeping our cheap NV base (hint).
02-16-2022 | 04:08 AM
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