Originally Posted by
wiggy
I’m another old and retired one but I agree with almost all the above.
If the eventual intent is BA Longhaul I certainly don’t see the logic of delaying getting a foot on the BA MSL by going off to Virgin for a while just to get a few heavy hours in with a plan of hopefully, eventually, slotting into the bottom of the BA seniority list, hopefully, eventually, perhaps as a LH DEP in a year or two’s time,,,
Getting the earliest Date of Joining you can is unbelievably important at BA, most especially during periods of high recruitment.
Nail on the head. A period of time at EF might not be ideal, but months (let alone years) make a huge difference to your relative seniority. Get on the
MSL, get your bid in and you’ll be flying LH in a few years with a markedly better roster than someone who waited for a DEP LH position down the line.
Then you’ll get bored and come and join the LHR SH fleet
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