AirBerlin From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 98 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 2211 times:
Hi,
I was wondering if all or only pilots and flight attendants can commute to the airport they are based at. What about check in agents? If an employee say lives in Berlin and works in Frankfurt can they just fly there every morning at the expenses of the airline?
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 1, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 2204 times:
I commute with a ramp agent from PHX to EWR weekly. We also had a ramp guy commute (double commute) from PHX to FLL via IAH.
Anything is possible in the airline industry. As long as you show up for work on time, the company could care less.
Also, when commuting (pilot, flight attendant, any airline employee) it is done so, space available, at your expense (if it is not free) and on your time.
Aviator27 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 2172 times:
Commuting is a normal part of the airline industry in the USA. I believe up to 40% of pilots commute and a similar number of flight attendants. Mechanics, dispatchers, and ramp agents get in on the mix too. It allows you to maintain your life where you are rooted but still have that job you want. It can get pretty tough when the flights are loaded during the holidays. Check out airline flights from hub to hub and you will find tons of commuters. Detroit to Minneapolis is a big one.
Jetdeltamsy From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 2984 posts, RR: 8 Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 2108 times:
Yea...people in all job categories commute.
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Jjbiv From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 1226 posts, RR: 6 Reply 5, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 1980 times:
C8 had a mid-level employee commute/jumpseat MKE-MDW on a Saab 340 five days per week. Sounded like hell to me, but anything is possible in aviation.
Baron95 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 1335 posts, RR: 9 Reply 6, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 1922 times:
It is becoming harder and harder as there are more people commuting (due to industry dislocations) and less space available (due to increased flight loads).
HnlBoi From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 129 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 1891 times:
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 8, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1825 times:
Quoting HnlBoi (Reply 7): What kind of shift does that ramp agent have in EWR. Im guessing like a 4/12?
4 on, 3 off. Kind of senior and trades his hours around to get this.
AirTran737 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3639 posts, RR: 12 Reply 9, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1819 times:
When I worked for FL in MKE I commuted between MKE and GRR. Depending on my schedule I could spend 5 nights a week at home if I wanted to. Now I commute between ATL and FNT and spend about 10 nights a month at home.
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PanAm747LHR From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 223 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1810 times:
You'd be amazed at the commutes that some pilots and flight attendants put themselves through - it doesn't surprise me at all that rampers do it as well. I have flown with one flight attendant who commutes from Bucharest, and know quite a few who commute from Paris and Brussels. In the airline industry, anything is possible. Here at CO, we apparently have a captain who commutes from Cape Town!
EWRCabincrew From United States of America, joined May 2006, 5522 posts, RR: 57 Reply 11, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1799 times:
Quoting PanAm747LHR (Reply 10): Here at CO, we apparently have a captain who commutes from Cape Town!
One of our co-workers commutes from JNB. I commuted to EWR from SYD for 3 years. Anything is possible. That and something to knock you out.
HUYguy From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 274 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 1775 times:
I speak to a few F/As and I know that quite a few do the Manchester to Heathrow/Gatwick commute, especially long haul crews where they're away for 3 or 4 days so the fly in, and fly out afterwards. I suppose its cheaper than living in London!
SurferX From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 122 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1728 times:
We have a guy that works on the ramp out here at LAS that lived in Sacramento. He'd fly down every week from OAK, work 3-4 days, and then fly back.
He's moved down here now, but he used to do it...
Drive to OAK from Sacramento, fly OAK-LGB-LAS on Sunday, and then fly back on either Thursday night or Friday morning.
FURUREFA From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 762 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1719 times:
I know a couple AA flight attendants based out of BOS-I that commute out of Paris, another one that commutes out of Spokane (SEA-DFW-BOS).
Nkops From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 2543 posts, RR: 6 Reply 15, posted (6 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1685 times:
I flew CO from ACY to EWR when that operated to work in EWR for about 6 months... back and forth 4 days a week on an ATR... FUN!!!!!
I know a lot of flight crews that do it, but they have a little advantage... they can jumpseat.
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