Best QOL junior commuter
07-19-2019 | 08:32 AM
#12
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That makes it worse for a Jr guy. Those guys will be trying to take your RJ jumpseat. Be at gate 1+01 prior to departure. First come first served for RJs.
It is very hard to leave NW FL, I know. Guard/Reserve duty will help reduce the number of monthly commutes.
It is very hard to leave NW FL, I know. Guard/Reserve duty will help reduce the number of monthly commutes.
07-19-2019 | 10:33 AM
#14
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Hopefully it will change with all the movement that is coming, but right now it is painful to be junior in ORD or IAH and even more painful to be in a different domicile trying to get in.
07-19-2019 | 10:34 AM
#15
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From: Gear *****
07-19-2019 | 12:23 PM
#17
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Yeah that is a good point. I will definitely be competing for those seats. As far as leaving, it's more family ties that keep me here (kids, in laws, spouse employment) than the locale. I'd be happy living anywhere. And no guard/reserve for me. I am in the check of the month club and don't get to put that uniform on again ever!
07-19-2019 | 04:26 PM
#20
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Another option to consider is to plan and budget for paid discount tickets, if even occasionally for significant family events.
You still need two flights (on any airline) for the commuter policy, but it is nice to walk up to an oversold flight with zero stress when you have big plans.
Or go big. I flew with a guy recently that has Gold status on UAL because he buys a ticket every time using the UAL discount. The guy realized that he was not gonna move anytime soon, his only stress was commuting, he could save hotel costs, and even at several thousand dollars per year it was still a fraction of his household income.
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