Commute United vs In Base Spirit
03-09-2023, 12:45 PM
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Commute United vs In Base Spirit
Good day ladies and gents!
I've searched the forum, and come up empty on this one. I am trying to learn about commuting vs being in base and would appreciate any insight you have on what it looks like commuting from ATL with United vs being in base at ATL with Spirit.
Thank you!
I've searched the forum, and come up empty on this one. I am trying to learn about commuting vs being in base and would appreciate any insight you have on what it looks like commuting from ATL with United vs being in base at ATL with Spirit.
Thank you!
03-10-2023, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Chill31
Good day ladies and gents!
I've searched the forum, and come up empty on this one. I am trying to learn about commuting vs being in base and would appreciate any insight you have on what it looks like commuting from ATL with United vs being in base at ATL with Spirit.
Thank you!
I've searched the forum, and come up empty on this one. I am trying to learn about commuting vs being in base and would appreciate any insight you have on what it looks like commuting from ATL with United vs being in base at ATL with Spirit.
Thank you!
03-10-2023, 07:12 AM
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Not a direct answer to your question but a little bit of ATL commuting context. There is a lot of DL nonrev traffic between ATL and JFK/LGA but I believe EWR is easier especially if on own metal.
There’s plenty of history on the ATL MCO commute in the DL/WN forums, if you want to leave Spirit to be an FO on a UAL 737... I also knew a guy who did ATL IAH.
If WB is your goal, focus on comparing the ATL EWR commute to what you have now at spirit. The math may change if a new contract at United improves reserve, but EWR 777 is not as senior as it used to be. EWR 756 has some amazing flying too.
There’s plenty of history on the ATL MCO commute in the DL/WN forums, if you want to leave Spirit to be an FO on a UAL 737... I also knew a guy who did ATL IAH.
If WB is your goal, focus on comparing the ATL EWR commute to what you have now at spirit. The math may change if a new contract at United improves reserve, but EWR 777 is not as senior as it used to be. EWR 756 has some amazing flying too.
03-10-2023, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Chill31
Good day ladies and gents!
I've searched the forum, and come up empty on this one. I am trying to learn about commuting vs being in base and would appreciate any insight you have on what it looks like commuting from ATL with United vs being in base at ATL with Spirit.
Thank you!
I've searched the forum, and come up empty on this one. I am trying to learn about commuting vs being in base and would appreciate any insight you have on what it looks like commuting from ATL with United vs being in base at ATL with Spirit.
Thank you!
03-10-2023, 08:37 AM
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ATL-everywhere sucks as a commute. There are lots of flights to everywhere, but anyone who has worked for Delta in the last sixty years has flight benefits, they're all senior to you on Delta, they all list last minute, and everyone else is fighting for leftover seats on the other airlines.
The Spirit ATL base probably will close when the JetBlue merger is done. You'd be commute free for a little while, but then you'll be back in the commuting boat.
I recommend leaving Atlanta.
Just kidding. Kind of. Frontier has an ATL base, though, FWIW.
The Spirit ATL base probably will close when the JetBlue merger is done. You'd be commute free for a little while, but then you'll be back in the commuting boat.
I recommend leaving Atlanta.
Just kidding. Kind of. Frontier has an ATL base, though, FWIW.
03-10-2023, 01:52 PM
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Jetblue has backed out of atl a few times. Delta is a tough competitor especially now that rampers are in high demand and everyone that is local wants delta pass benefits vs a low cost carrier or even a united pass benefit. We are extremely short staffed and are probably going to pull back our schedule due to lack of local workers there at united. I would be very cautious with a jetblue management team that says a lot of great things but chooses the safe road 9 times out of 10. The idea of doing this job with a lot less resources, constantly covering other departments shortcomings, and working with whoever they can find to warm a seat... or you could just go to delta. I would take the united seat and apply to delta. Maybe move to Southern Georgia and drive to mco/tpa here at united in the interim.
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