Astraeus/Wizz/Storm schemes are a bloody good fast track route to the RHS.
I'm sorry but I totally disagree with you on the comment above - with regards to where such schemes ask you pay for line training etc..
Yes it is good for personal gain but not for anyone else other than the airline involved.
Paying to sit in the RHS of a jet with fare paying passengers in it is taking the biscuit - and I'm probably not the only one who is disappointed that the industry and some people will stoop to such levels. You wouldn't pay to drive a bus / train, you wouldn't pay to do ANY other job where customers are paying.
There are plenty of other employers who will pay you to sit in the RHS!