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‘Supercommuter’ mom travels to work by plane every day — because it’s cheaper than renting there

Brooke Kato
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She’s taking the title “super commuter” to new heights.

One woman takes a plane to work every day — and claims it cuts down on commuting costs.

Racheal Kaur, who lives in Malaysia, takes a 40-minute flight from Penang to Kuala Lumpur every single day of the work week and says the early mornings are worth the work-life balance.

“I have two kids, both are growing up. My oldest is 12 years old and my daughter is 11 years old,” she said. “With them growing up, I feel that they need their mother to be around more often.” NX
“I have two kids, both are growing up. My oldest is 12 years old and my daughter is 11 years old,” she said. “With them growing up, I feel that they need their mother to be around more often.” NX

“With this arrangement, I’m able to go home every day, I’m able to see my kids at night and help out with any last-minute homework,” Kaur told Newsflash.

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“I have two kids, both are growing up. My oldest is 12 years old and my daughter is 11 years old. With them growing up, I feel that they need their mother to be around more often.”

She wakes up around 4 a.m. — 4:15 a.m. at the latest — and then showers, gets dressed and is out the door by 5 a.m. to catch her 30- to 40-minute flight, which boards at 5:55 a.m.

Amazingly, she arrives at the office by 7:45 a.m. every morning.

She wakes up around 4 a.m. every day to catch an early flight and arrives at the office by 7:45 a.m. NX
She wakes up around 4 a.m. every day to catch an early flight and arrives at the office by 7:45 a.m. NX
She claims her commute is cheaper than renting an apartment in another city away from her family. NX
She claims her commute is cheaper than renting an apartment in another city away from her family. NX

Despite working for AirAsia, she doesn’t benefit from employee perks and is forced to fork over ticket costs, she said.

Kaur claims the cost of commuting via plane is cheaper than it would be to rent an apartment in Kuala Lumpur, which she said would cost over $300 per month. Now, she can stay home and pay her mortgage, which is a monthly payment of approximately $223.

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And Kuar isn’t the first supercommuter of her kind.

Last year, one woman revealed that her husband regularly commuted from Minneapolis to Manhattan for his job, while an NYC hairstylist previously told The Post that she travels from Charlotte to the Big Apple biweekly.

One employee even shells out more than $1,000 a month to commute for work from Washington, DC, to NYC.

“With this arrangement, I’m able to go home every day, I’m able to see my kids at night and help out with any last-minute homework,” she said. NX
“With this arrangement, I’m able to go home every day, I’m able to see my kids at night and help out with any last-minute homework,” she said. NX
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On the other hand, New Yorkers who can’t bear to leave Gotham are supercommuting in reverse.

Caroline Colvin, 23, for instance, lives in Manhattan but works in Maryland. She admitted to The Post, however, that she is “definitely paying more on bills and rent” this way.

“I live in New York City, which is an expensive, high cost-of-living city,” she said at the time. “And I work in Baltimore, which is less expensive and has a lower cost of living.”

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