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If I commute to Phoenix from Albuquerque to work for Southwest would I rent an apartment? Would the airline pay for my commute?
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That is completely up to southwest. Normally if you have an over night stay in a city that is not your home city they will often put you in a hotel. but you need to find this out from south west how it will work out. now if your driving to phoenix to hop on a plane and making that your home airport then you may just want to move to phoenix. Other wise why not sheduel your work load to leave from Alburquerque I know southwest flies in to the airport there.
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Linda, 1) If I commute to Phoenix from Albuquerque to work for Southwest would I rent an apartment? Maybe. Maybe not. For certain that decision would NOT be "completely up to southwest" as posted above! It would be completely up to YOU. You may only need to spend a few nights per month in PHX to be in position for your trips depending on what kind of schedule you are on (early AM departures from or late PM arrivals into base). Since it's your responsibility to be in position for work, this means that you can chose to rent a hotel for those nights (there were some excellent crew rates for Southwest @ $40/night) or rent a bed in what is called a "crash pad". This is a furnished apartment that is rented out to several crew members at once as a place to "crash:" those few nights per month they cannot commute home or need to commute in early for a trip. You would not need to rent an apartment all by yourself and have two residences. Pads can be as cheap as $125 to about $200 per month. (Think of it as sorority style living but not everyone is there all the time) 2) Would the airline pay for my commute? No. All commuting related expenses would be your responsibility as it would be your choice to be a "commuter" (someone who lives in a city that is not their domicile). The bonus is that your flights with Southwest between ABQ and PHX would truly be FREE as they do not service charge their employees to fly like other airlines do. Your only real expense would be the cost of a crash pad or the occasional hotel. Of course, there is the nontangible "cost" of losing part of your days off as the time spent commuting cuts into your days off. Also, if the flight from ABQ is full, it's still your responsibility to be there ON TIME for your trip! Full flights are no excuse for missing work. They have a "commuter policy" (excuse) but you can only invoke it a couple of times per year if you miss work due to full flights otherwise you get attendance demerits. Luckily, there is an extra flight attendant seat on all SW flights you can sit in on a first-come-first served basis if the flight is full. Just be first in line! You also may have to take flights that arrive several hours early to be on time for your sign in. That will make for a very long day if you are scheduled for a 12 hour duty day and you spend 6 commuting beforehand. I highly suggest you read this for more F/A career info: This forum specifically to help aspiring F/As. Find out who is hiring, what they want in applicants, about the interview (you will need to register): http://www.flightattendants.org This is also an excellent book on about the process of getting hired and what to expect, "Welcome Aboard: Your Career as a Flight Attendant" by Becky S. Bock. You can get a used one here for $11- http://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Aboard-Attendant-Professional-Aviation/dp/1560275081/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-6213784-5305503?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176420153&sr=1-1
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Hi: I am a former flight attendant. The airline will not pay you to commute, as this is your choice to live out of base. The only very rare exception would be if a flight attendant (during a working trip) became ill in Albuquerque and scheduling called you to ask if you would replace her from there. You would be provided with free tickets on Southwest, but this is on "seat available" status only, meaning if the flight is full with revenue passengers, you won't get on. Most flight attendants who commute do not rent apartments in their base cities if they are lineholders. If you are on reserve, as just about all are for the first year or two, then you will practically have to have some type of living arrangement in your base, as you may be called to work with as little as an hour and half notice.
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