I’m in the land of Orange LHS. We have a bid preference that so far is working really well for me. I asked for all 2 sector days for July, all my duties are 2 sectors apart from 2 days and a good portion of my 2 sectors are short days, Edi and back etc. Really made a difference to how tired I feel, regional base so my winter was rather quiet and so far touch wood my summer as been steady.
Paywise you can look at it in two ways, yes, BA will have a higher salary but how long will it take to reach it? If you actually get that far? EZY basic CPT is 105k alone, add on sector pay, loyalty bonus (15%) after 10 years, share awards, performance bonus. It all adds up and you’ll be earning much more quicker than at BA.
Depends what you want, like your own bed and wish to see your kids or live on the continent, don’t think you can do better than EZY. Want to see the world on someone’s expense, BA it is.
Regional base with EZY is a brilliant gig overall, not perfect but no job is.