Originally Posted by
rudestuff
200 hours is the minimum requirement for a CPL, and that's what many have when they join an airline. Hours don't seem to matter like they do in some places and having too many can actually work against you. There certainly is no 1500 hour requirement.
The 1500h requirement is for ATPL conversion. You need at least 1500TT with 500h on a multi-crew airplane in order to convert your ICAO ATPL into an EASA one.
I know several people who converted their licenses into EASA and are currently flying on many different airlines: Ryanair, EasyJet, Volotea, TAP, Norwegian, Air Baltic and etc...
But they all have dual citizenship (EU passport) or were sponsored by the airline like Ryanair did for some captains.