Based on everything as it stands RIGHT NOW those sentiments above are probably something close to the mark. But it’s a cut throat airli...... oh I mean low cost airline and anything/everything or absolutely nothing is only just around the corner, so try not to look too far into the crystal ball.
I wouldn’t list ‘how long to command’ as your sole prerequisite to an airline job. Realistically just GETTING INTO an airline takes significantly less than it once did and as a result movement is slower as what I believe is the collateral damage. Just get IN first then spend the rest of your FO career bitching about time to command just like we all did.