Its not a bond. Its a loan from the company - you pay £22k either way, whether it's up front, or spread over three years, it makes little difference. I thought FOs did get access to it, but if you don't, you're not missing out on much. (It's way worse than the Norwegian 787 bond, which ironically gets much more bad comments).
Actually there is a bond - £10,000 .... on TOP of the £22,000!!
Last edited by Time Traveller; 7th Sep 2018 at 19:48.