KLM672 From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 2343 posts, RR: 3 Posted (5 years 10 months 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 3100 times:
Hello. I am currently an FA based in CLE for a Co connection carrier and would love to get into Mainline, although I hear they are only hiring for the EWR base. Right now, I have found CLE to not be the best place to live (maybe its just my area?). Calling VT home, EWR would be much closer to home for me. I have heard mixed things about being based (living and working) in EWR and I would like some more opinions.
Thank You,
Andre
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 3, posted (5 years 10 months 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 3042 times:
Our EWR base (mind you this is extremely biased) is our best base (mind you, too, I am talking about mainline (as I know nothing about COEX operations)).
You can live in about a two hour drive of EWR comfortably with regards to getting to the airport for check-in (especially as a reserve). That can include CT, NY and PA (as well as a lot of NJ cities).
There is Amtrak and NJ Transit trains. From NYC there is the PATH, Amtrak and NJT (New Jersy Transit).
You can also commute (like I do) and get a crash pad (there are many) or hotel it on your own (which I do) for the odd occasion you need a hotel room.
EWR domestic is decent and NTA is great for international.
As for VT, a commute is a commute is a commute. We have a lot of NE commuters (VT, NH and ME), you'd be joining the ranks.
Hurry up and come over soon. The sooner you do, the better your seniority.