Hey man people have had much worse blemishes on their record such as DUI, Felonies, Accidents/Incidents, etc. Its all about how you talk about it in the interview. If you can truly show what you have learned and how you have grown then you will land back on your feet. I think this is a good eye opener to the dangers of commuting during your first year. I have commuted since I started flying for Mesa in Feb 04 and have had pretty good luck for the most part. Lately however I have been cutting things really close. I currently commute from SLC to the east coast. There is a direct flight on Delta that leaves around 4:30pm. The last month or so it has had about 30-60 open seats on it so I have just been relying on that one flight to get me to work the night before each week. I dont even have a backup flight at all. We have a commuter policy that can be used once a year however I have to use one of our codeshare partners to use it. All it takes is the jumpseat being reserved, typical east coast delays or maintenance and im totally screwed. I think reading this threat has reminded me of the importance of always having a backup plan and the caution which must be used when commuting. I also think everyone here can learn a good lesson of the dangers of offline commuting. All it takes is one jumpseater to bump you off. A lot of airlines charge their employees to non rev and so they prefer to use the jumpseat. I still think commuting is much better than moving somewhere where I dont want to live and also getting displced since it happens a lot at a regional. Its just best to be extra cautious the first year. Good luck to ESF im sure you will land yourself at a regional soon enough.
