Thanks for the replies.
I used to work at Thomson years ago, so I’m very familiar with the charter flying. But at least back then, Thomson would give the pilots extra days off, and standbys were limited.
i get the impression that you don’t fly that many days at J2, which is a great bonus, but you have a lot of standby days; where you can’t make any plans, which I think would be an issue for me in the long run. Not an easy decision, that’s for sure.
BAP 5 on 2 off too much for you, more days off like the good old Thomson days - If I was J2 I'd say stay at BA