Originally Posted by
ptflying
I've heard that as well but most of my Portuguese friends got Spain, maybe it's more common for Portuguese/Spanish folks. Nevertheless I would honestly be happy with almost any of the available bases. You can always request a change and just wait for it i guess
First permanent base is a game of luck. If you have some you can enjoy sunny Spain or good Italian contract as a young FO. If you don't, welcome to Buzz in depressed Katowice or Poznan doing charter flights on a self employed gig with 0 job security. Then you will have to wait 2-3 years to climb the base transfer list and move to the spanish/Italian bases your mates had from the start. This can lead to frustration and it's good to have that in mind.