Originally Posted by
Busdriver01
yep - posting and promotions is done initially on the internal bid which is seniority based, and only when there are no valid internal bids (ie everyone who is unfrozen and who bid for a different seat has been given a course) will they recruit on longhaul. (in reality its a bit more nuanced than that but thats the general aim, at least. previous type matters not at BA - seniority is king).
OK cheers, it does make it less appealing for any potential joiner who's built a lot of boeing hrs, especially on a widebody