Originally Posted by
ptflying
So that means that once you are bonded there's no way to leave? I thought you could just pay whatever was left i the bond and leave if that's what you wanted
Of course if you want to leave before the four years you can pay the remaining bond and go, but then you are essentially doing the same as what you would be doing with Ryanair, paying a large lump sum to be free of bond conditions. My overall point was that essentially with Ryanair, you are paying the lump sum to be free of the bond yourself and up front, rather than paying it back over several years and having to pay off the remainder later if you want to move on early. The overall cost of the training with Ryanair is within the ball park of what other airlines bond you to... the only real complaint that could be leveled against the way they do it is its "unfair" to those without access to financial resources.