Commuting at southwest

[mt2]

So how do all you southwest commuters operate? Do you just get hotels? Are there hotels that give you guys good deals? Do any of you just have crash pads? What are the options around MDW, BWI, MCO? Thanks.

Depends on the base and your own preference. Check swalife....look under domiciles for crashpads and cheap hotels.

 

[slaquer5]

I think he still is. Right now he is acting as liason between SWA and all things ATL.

If your think TD the answer is no. He is enjoying flying the line and said he does not want to spend his last years years in the basement at Hartsfield airport.

 

[jball2]

That just sucks. The last time I talked to him about it was early summer. He did say that he was having so much fun flying the line that it would be hard to go back to the office. I was hoping for that known quantity though. ugh!

 

[DougCorp-9]

Any SWA guys here live in ATL? What domicile do you commute to and how long have you been with SWA? Pros and cons of different commutes?

 

[jball2]

There are about 30-40 of us I believe. We are pretty evenly split between mdw, mco, and neo. There is one that goes to hou and a couple to las. I am mdw based and am a 10 yr FO. Pretty easy commute, AWESOME base, and crashpads are abundant. I hope this helps!

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[jball2]

Neo should read BWI! Stupid phone.

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[DougCorp-9]

I figured that or else you commuted through the MATRIX.... I was thinking MDW would be the easiest commute with ORD as a backup. Never commuted before so i'm sure it will be an experience. Fun times ahead. It there much of a difference between having a crash pad and just using hotels? One good thing about commuting between 2 big cities..Lots of flights!!

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

All,

I have commuted to MDW for a LONG time.

The crashpads are plentiful. The advantage is it's a 10 - 15 minute walk from the lounge to most crashpads. Though even that seems long in the winter! There's no worry about transportation or hotels filling up. Most of them are pretty clean and include cable/internet. Usually 2-4 to a room with your own bed. I rarely share my room.

The hotels are a pretty good deal as well. I think the Holiday Inn is about $75 out the door (brand new hotel). Right now they are always available, however I did the hotels several years back and they were filling up occasionally.

Overall a great base with good people and great Chief Pilots. Looking forward to putting this behind us and kicking some butt.

My personal feeling is this passes by 70-80%.