netjet commuters

[EMB Jockey]

Just wondering about the guys and gals who do pay to commute to netjets. I know that the company will get you a ticket home on the last day and you pay the difference. My question is how much do you typically have to pay for the difference if any? Also, do you buy roundtrips just in case you end up back at your base? I'd imagine a walkup fare gets pretty pricey. Also do you usually get the 7 and 7 schedule right away. I know that the reserve process is different than the airlines and usually goes more senior. I believe I could commute fairly resonable if I only have to buy one way tickets. Any info from you commuters would be great.

 

[gunfyter]

I commuted for 7 yrs SAT - DAL. I bought SWA tickets month in advance... for the trip to DAL. I paid the difference to get home or bought full fare tickets.

I learned the good deal hotels. It all cost about 6k to 10K per yr.

I got a lot of free Rapid Rewards passes and hotel points ... so my vacations were free.

 

[barnyard]

I currently commute from SLC - LAX for Netjets.

Luckily, I still fly part time for a cargo 135, and have jumpseat bens on SWA, so getting to LA is not a problem for me. Once there, I either rent a car (33$ at Enterprise) and stay with friends or stay at the Hilton (100 bucks with the Netjets rate).

The last day thing is a complete pain in the ass. But it has worked out fairly OK overall. Most of the time your last day is as far away from your domicile as possible, I usually end up in HPN. So I have to find a ticket that's less than what the company paid for to SLC; which usually doesnt happen, so Ill fly to LAS, PHX or DEN on their dime and jumpseat the rest of the way. Last tour I ended up in LAS, and had to buy a ticket home on America West or whatever it is now, cost me an additional 160$ and got home at 3AM.

Remember that you can't buy your ticket home until the very last minute... who knows your last day schedule could change at any minute the night before, leaving you with a non-refundable ticket out of a city you won't be in the next day. So now you get to buy yourself another 400$ ticket home, but this one's not getting reimbursed. I haven't got burned on this yet...

Other than commuting the job is very good! Hopefully they'll let us B-scale commuters fly out of our home in the next couple months, but don't bet on it!

-Barnyard

 

[skyward80]

If your domicile is TEB, where would the company commercial you to... EWR? I would hope to avoid LGA and JFK.

But what am I worried about? I haven't even received an app yet!

Skyward80

 

[Floyd94]

I currently commute from SLC - LAX for Netjets.

Luckily, I still fly part time for a cargo 135, and have jumpseat bens on SWA, so getting to LA is not a problem for me. -Barnyard

Wether your working for that cargo group or Netjets, you will always be employed by a 135 carrier. Southwest would take you as a jumpseater regardless. They take all 135 carrier employees... including Netjets guys and gals.

 

[honeycomb]

Wether your working for that cargo group or Netjets, you will always be employed by a 135 carrier. Southwest would take you as a jumpseater regardless. They take all 135 carrier employees... including Netjets guys and gals.

True....very true.

 

[barnyard]

Yes but Netjets is not CASS. So if the plane is full you aint goin!

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

I thought NetJets was -91 subpart K???

cliff
YIP

 

[learflyer]

Hi Cliff, Hi. Holy $hit.

 

[VVJM265]

Hi!

I thought NetJets was -91 subpart K???

cliff
YIP

Owner flights are 91k
Repos/admin/maint are 91
Marquis Card flights are 135

Could fly under all three parts in the same day.