Originally Posted by
Serenity
Anyone moved from an Orange airline to BA on short haul recently could give me an insight please.
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could anyone please send me some examples of their short haul rosters or how they feel lifestyle and working patterns are.
thanks
There’s a lot of info on Shorthaul rosters posted throughout this thread if you search for it.
LGW & LHR are quite different. LGW is seasonal so very busy in summer, very quiet in the winter months. I’ve averaged about 650-700 hours a year at LGW since I joined. Mainly day trips. Seniority increases pretty quickly (assuming recruitment continues).
LHR is the better option for commuting due to the amount of tours. Work is spread more evenly throughout the year. Don’t underestimate the hassle of operating there day in day out.
About 50% of the FO’s I fly with are ex orange. The majority seem happy with the decision but they unanimously agree it’s not the holy grail they’d hoped for/expected.