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Old 16th Oct 2011, 19:59
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NigelOnDraft
 
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YYZ...

1hr40 each way is not unheard of...

SH lines are a mix of 1/2/3/4/5 day tours, in blocks, often of 6 days. Trouble is if you prefer 1 day ('Day Trips'), or say 4 day tours, it is hard to get a majority of them - the work is pretty muddled up.

Is it possible to roster flights avoiding rush hour?
Majority of Trips are "earlies" or "lates". Earlies report before normal mortals go to work, lates get home nearer closing time. The drive home from earlies / reporting for lates usually also avoids rush hour... The "senior" high credit day trips in fact can be the worst, with reports/clears in rush hour.

Bear in mind in the early years you'll be junior, and getting blind lines / "less popular" trip lines, meaning working every weekend, where "rush hour" is less of a problem
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