Or just don’t stress. People act like them not making it into work is going to make a nuclear bomb explode somewhere in the rainforest.

 

That is some amazing gymnastics. Driving from Albuquerque to Denver is 30 minutes more than driving to PHX. And there are 7 direct flights from ABQ to DEN each day. "Makes more sense in every way..." Are you a paid shill for AA recruiting? 🤣

 

shiiitdawg, commuting to San Fran as a Nevada resident or EWR as a Florida resident will save you $20-30K anyway per year if you sit in da left seat.

 

Thats basically my philosophy. I have the commuter policy for getting to work but end up buying tickets home from time to time. For my family to be able to live where we want it's definitely worth it.

 

No, just a guy who thinks working for AA makes more sense for the OP in this particular scenario.

Paid shill, now that's funny. Believe it or not, I can simultaneously work for UA and also not think it's ideal for every person in every scenario. That's probably mind blowing to you, but it is what it is.

 

What you say is NOT 100% factual at all. You can be bumped up to door closing time by somebody senior off the JS,not 1 hour prior.

 

So it's worse than what I said. Congrats for making my point for me.

The point was that you can be bumped at the last minute by a guy who's senior, even if you've put in for that JS a week prior to let everyone know your intent. That's a problem that exists only at UAL that you wouldn't have at AA/DAL. It makes commuting more stressful, especially in a city where there's a cadre of senior guys who can and will show up at the last minute to bump you. Thankfully, the majority of senior dudes would list ahead of time when I was still commuting, so I knew what flights I was likely to make and not, but the *******s who pull up to the gate at the last minute and bump you off your commute definitely exist. One of them just did it on my flight I was operating to a junior dude, kicking the kid off right as we were boarding. His words: "sucks to suck".

Again, I'm simply reiterating why another company MIGHT (not necessarily will be) better if you're going to plan on commuting for your 121 career. Having a reserved jumpseat, better call-out times, 1x required flights instead of 2x, those all go a long way in reducing stress and increasing predictability.

 

I’m not sure I’d have let the “sucks to suck” guy on my jumpseat. Pretty sure I could explain the rationale to the CPO if it came to that. No reason for that comment or attitude.

 

I will remind you, and all the non-UAL commuters, the jump seat is not yours. It is the Captains. UAL jumpseat is usually governed by senioriety. Everyone knows this. To claim getting bumped off your seat is disingenuous. It is not your seat at any point. You say it is a problem, I say those are the way the rules work at UAL. Plan accordingly.

You want to commute? That's fine, but there can be complications.

 

We all understand how it works. It’s courteous to list ahead of time. Sometimes you get in early and run to catch an earlier flight and you can’t list in advance. But listing ahead if time is what helps other commuters “plan accordingly.”