How many people commute?

mattyt98 said:
OK gang I am going to be commuting here soon and I see that express jet has 4 flights a day to EWR from MHT non stop. The other option is like 20 flights a day from BOS to EWR. So the question is how hard do you think it will be to get a spot on one of these aircraft? I am new to the whole commuting thing so any insight would be appreciated.
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MHT-EWR can be difficult. There are many CAL and XJT guys in the area left over from the Bar Harbor days. Additionally these flights are among the first to get canceled when the wx goes down the tubes. Boston-EWR or Boston-LGA are both options.
 
mattyt98 said:
OK gang I am going to be commuting here soon and I see that express jet has 4 flights a day to EWR from MHT non stop. The other option is like 20 flights a day from BOS to EWR. So the question is how hard do you think it will be to get a spot on one of these aircraft? I am new to the whole commuting thing so any insight would be appreciated.
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Who are you in class for?
 
mattyt98 said:
OK gang I am going to be commuting here soon and I see that express jet has 4 flights a day to EWR from MHT non stop. The other option is like 20 flights a day from BOS to EWR. So the question is how hard do you think it will be to get a spot on one of these aircraft? I am new to the whole commuting thing so any insight would be appreciated.
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:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

That is one of the hardest commutes in the world. I know guys that drive in from BOS to LGA and JFK because it sucks so bad.
 
mattyt98 said:
OK gang I am going to be commuting here soon and I see that express jet has 4 flights a day to EWR from MHT non stop. The other option is like 20 flights a day from BOS to EWR. So the question is how hard do you think it will be to get a spot on one of these aircraft? I am new to the whole commuting thing so any insight would be appreciated.
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You are entering a new kind of hell you didn't know existed.

I would take my SLC-EWR commute over MHT-EWR hands down, and twice on Sunday!
 
Well I guess its gonna suck but like you said it is driveable if worse comes to worse. Well that is a little disheartening but I will make something work out some how.
 
I commute to reserve(which will come to an end in Sept at the latest) and I wouldn't wish it upon my WORST enemy. I believe the 17 or so people with me(minus Screaming Emu) that got displaced to IAD all commute. Everyone is beat up. Hoorah for movement!
 
kellwolf said:
Right now, I live in base, but I hate where I live. I'd much rather be back "home" in Orlando, but commuting to reserve is akin to the seventh level of hell. If I was a line holder or I got more than, say, 12 days off in a month, I'd probably move back.
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I was commuting form Orlando for a while but I finally got tired of it. So now Im pretty much living up here in MEM too. I also agree that If I were a line holder getting 14 or more days off then Id maybe commute, but commute to sit reserve? Not anymore for me....
 
Doug Taylor said:
And you're out of LGA too, eh? That's one of the worst because of the restrictions!
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Yeah, but I just fly non-stop into JFK and cab it over. So much easier. There are no non-stop flights from LGA to the west coast due to the 1500 mile perimeter rule (just like DCA has).
 
Screaming_Emu said:
What is this rule? I've never heard of it.
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http://www.justice.gov/osg/briefs/1987/sg870171.txt

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which functions
pursuant to an interstate compact between the two states, operates the
three major commercial airports serving the New York City area,
Kennedy International Airport, Newark International Airport, and
LaGuardia Airport. The Port Authority is required to operate these
airports as a unified system. N.J. Stat. Ann Section 32:1-35.1 (West
1963); N.Y. Unconsol. Law Section 6631 (McKinney 1979). Since the
1950's, the Port Authority has had a "perimeter rule" in effect at
LaGuardia, the smallest of the three airports. Until 1984, the
perimeter rule was informal and prohibited non-stop flights into or
out of LaGuardia to or from points more than 2,000 miles from the
airport. In 1984, following a study, the Port Authority instituted a
formal 1,500-mile perimeter rule but "grandfathered" service to
Denver, which is more than 1,600 miles from LaGuardia. Pet. App. 2a,
14a. The Port Authority "believes that business travelers create
considerable less airport congestion than vacationers" and instituted
the perimeter rule "to encourage the use of LaGuardia by business
people, who often make relatively short trips, and the use of Newark
and Kennedy for vacation flights" (id. at 20a).
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I commute now RDU-ORD. It's not great, but it beats the heck out of living in Chicago. I agree with not worrying until the night before/ last day of the trip...it's not like you have that much control over it.

I used to commute Tucson to San Juan. On reserve. That sucked really, really bad. It was not a good life choice.
 
SmoothLanderJ said:
I also agree that If I were a line holder getting 14 or more days off then Id maybe commute,
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I did that commute, however it was a one-legger to a midwestern city. 1 leg, Non-stop, without fail.

I still wouldn't recommend it, as I was home maybe 6-8 days worthwhile a month. For me, it was no bueno.
 
Just finish my 2 legs commute to my base. I would not recommend to any one. I start to commute 24 hours prior to report time. It makes life a lot of easier. After few years of commuting, here are things to considered beside the loads:

1. Weather and equipment:
When weather get iffy. You might not be able to get on even with open seats. I have seen 9E from DTW to PHL could only take 44 out of 50 seats due to weather. Jumpseat can be MELed. There are few other things can affect load, TR, cargo...etc

2. Back up plan:
As web master suggested, You got to have back up plan for back up plan.

3. Rest - are you going commuting for early or late report time? When and where can you some sleep - beside sleep on the plane. For example, you can commute into your base at 1130 for 1230 report time and 13 hours day. However, you have to leave the house around 5 AM. Where you can put your legs up and truly relax.

Hope this helps
 
I've commuted for the past 2.5 years. IAH to DFW. I'm not a fan of it, and most likely will make the move but its not too bad. 1 hour flight, and if I have to/want to drive, its 3 hours.
 
I've been doing SFO-DAY for about two years now. It's two legs all the time. If I don't get done before 6pm on my last day there is no way to get home and because I won't take a red eye to work (it's kind of hard with two legs... can't get to base before 10am) I normally leave at 8am the day before I start work. It means that a three day block off can be cut down to about 1 1/2 days at home.

Of course being THE most junior captain in base doesn't help much either.
 
When I was with XJT, I used to do PHX-IAH. Wasn't too bad. I'd always take America West and had very few problems.

The only thing that wore me out was the commuting in the night before in order to sit reserve the next morning. At one point I started dating a girl who lived in west Jersey, so I'd finish up my days on in IAH, then jumpseat IAH to EWR to see her (that commute is about the 6th layer of hell). In order to get back to IAH, I'd often have to two-leg it through BNA or TYS. Every so often I'd manage to make it back to my car in PHX and get home for about 24-36 hours.

Now I live in base...20 minute drive to the airport on a hard line. Home every night. I'm also lucky in that if I get the call to go back to XJT soon (maybe?), I'm within driving distance of EWR. Short-call reserve might be tough (my place is about 2:30 from EWR by car), but long-call? Hell yeah, no problem.
 
I commute from GRR to DTW. It was very easy when I started, but after the NW/DL merger it became a hassle because of constantly changing equipment and reduction in seats. I now just drive the 2.5 hours every week. Sounds sucky at first, but I actually end up wasting less time driving than if I fly just because I can leave when I'm ready to. The gas money stinks, though. A good long call reserve system would have a huge positive effect on my commuting.
 
turbojet28 said:
I commute from GRR to DTW. It was very easy when I started, but after the NW/DL merger it became a hassle because of constantly changing equipment and reduction in seats. I now just drive the 2.5 hours every week. Sounds sucky at first, but I actually end up wasting less time driving than if I fly just because I can leave when I'm ready to. The gas money stinks, though. A good long call reserve system would have a huge positive effect on my commuting.
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Driving is the best way to go if you can do it, IMO. The first part of my commute when I lived in AZ was a 2 hour drive. Best part of the whole journey. Waaaay nicer to be able to go when you want and be on your own schedule.
 
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