Dispatcher Commute?

jspeed87

jspeed87

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So yea, can a dispatcher commute to work instead of living on base? How far from base can you live? I'm considering a career in airline dispatch and was just curious. Also what dose their schedule look like?
 
jspeed87 said:
So yea, can a dispatcher commute to work instead of living on base? How far from base can you live? I'm considering a career in airline dispatch and was just curious. Also what dose their schedule look like?
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Yea, ummm, about that . . .

Dispatcher typically work in shifts, similar to grocery store clerks and legal assistants . . . hehehe. So, commuting might not be a very good option.

Just because you have non-rev benefits doesn't mean that commuting is an option!
 
mtsu_av8er said:
Yea, ummm, about that . . .

Dispatcher typically work in shifts, similar to grocery store clerks and legal assistants . . . hehehe. So, commuting might not be a very good option.

Just because you have non-rev benefits doesn't mean that commuting is an option!
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aww ok :laff: But I thought they had like 4 days on 3 off? with 4 days off in a row it's commutable.
 
It's doable and not terribly challenging...I did from LAN to IND and there were 2 more in the SOC who commuted.

Disclaimer...the airline we worked for has 6 codeshares.
Double Disclaimer...nobody has a commuting clause. Missing a work shift because you were jumpseating in would be a disaster to explain off.
Triple Disclaimer...I had a cheap sububan apartment during the week, and then went home to my parents during the weekend. There would be zero change to maintain two real households on regional dispatcher wages.
 
:laff: Yeah, zero chance.

Sometimes I don't proofread as well as I should. Luckily, there are ball-busters such as yourself out there.
 
what would even be the point if you could be home every night? pilots usually commute because once they get to a base they fly a trip that doesn't return back the same day. so if you're aren't going to be in your base much anyway i can see how it makes sense to commute, although i would never do it myself. but if you are home every night why bother? just move to base or look for a different job.
 
Queboat said:
what would even be the point if you could be home every night? pilots usually commute because once they get to a base they fly a trip that doesn't return back the same day. so if you're aren't going to be in your base much anyway i can see how it makes sense to commute, although i would never do it myself. but if you are home every night why bother? just move to base or look for a different job.
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It's good because I could live anywhere and commute to work. 32k-40k could go a long way in a island somewhere in the Caribbean. :D
 
Know a guy thats dispatch for delta and commutes CVG to ATL almost everyday, not sure if hes still there.
 
My roommate commuted to IAH when he worked for CO as a dispatcher. He hated living in Houston so he started to commute. He had roommates in both cities to keep the rent low.
 
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