Originally Posted by
Cylindrical
So say one was to move within commutable distance of Heathrow, would the day trips really be sustainable? Obviously coming from a much smaller airport a concern would be losing significant real time at home dealing with LHR on a daily basis. I.e. is being at home most nights achievable and more importantly manageable out of mainline?
Just want to thank everyone for their insight - very much appreciated and all useful for both other's and my own decision making.
I would suggest easily achievable as FO given a significant number of FOs want trips away from
base for money, variety etc.
You would need to decide if you prefer earlies or lates . SH LHR doesn’t do middle of the night flights because of the Heathrow curfew - that really is a huge boon. You shouldn’t be flying past 11pm unless you’re late.
It’s an airline and base with seniority-based bidding, so you’ll have to be realistic about what you can achieve on day 1. At the moment and for the last couple of years, seniority progression on SH Heathrow has been meteoric . The music will stop at some point.
Once you slide across to the LHS on shorthaul things can get trickier, and you’ll be competing with a lot of other more senior folk that want to keep it as a day job.