The interviews are in Tokyo as always, however, after being recently in contact with CREW, the sim preparations are in Sydney. Its a little uncomfortable to go to Sidney to stay some days there paying your hotel and then from there to go to Tokyo to do the assessments. Of course you have to then go back to your country.
The reinbursment is as follows:
Example: You life in PARIS. You have to book your own ticket from Paris to Sidney. Pay your stay there and then book a ticket from Sidney to Tokyo. Pay your stay there and then book a ticket to Paris.
CREW reinburses in the following manner: They calculate how much a round trip ticket costs from Paris to Tokyo. Let's say 1000 dollars. Thats what you get + the sim in sidney. But in the meantime, you paid 500 extra to arrive to Sidney, one ticket to go to tokyo and another one to paris. I find it a little bit crazy. Of course IDtickets can't be used due to pilots ditching examiners and sim sessions booked in advance.
Anyone has had the same thing? Or it's just something new they came across with?