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Not a BA pilot, but waiting for similar or worse (much) at my LCC. We will see what take up there is on VR but sort of agree with Ollie that it will not be enough this time. What would help, if BA had a mind to, is agreement to Priority Return lists in place of a hold pool. Two, one for command one for FO. A commitment to approach in seniority list order when things recover, which they will, and help on currency. The biggest fear for pilots is loss of career, not job, which many of us have done several times already.
Completely agree, and I think this is the one thing unions should be focusing on when it comes to redundancy talks in all airlines. The market will pick up again, and will return to previous levels eventually. Employees both sides of the flight deck door should have re-assurance that they will be invited back in seniority order and, crucially, without an interview or assessment. This would massively soften the blow - there are plenty of other things to do in this life for 2-3 years, with the reassurance of knowing you still have the career that you've invested large sums of time and money into.