Made the switch not to long ago. Was at LTN on the 73 then moved to LHR on the Scarebus. . . . apart from the fact that I prefered flying the 737 I've made the right move for me.
I'm very junior on the fleet but thats changing every week with lots of new DEP's and SSP's starting.
I enjoy going on tours, its nice to see a bit of europe. As for the miserable old gits in the left hand seat. . . . I cant say I've flown with any yet, generally a good bunch of guys and will usually always go for a beer in the bar. As for the crew, if you make the effort you will get one or two out, very rarly will the entire crew come out though. Command is much further off than it was at easy but I can wait, that time will be split up by moving longhaul for a bit and having a crack at the 747 or 777!
The major problem with the company is as the seemingly low moral, as MS says there is a lot of interdepartmental bollocks going on, openskies and court cases etc.
Personally as an FO I think BA are less prescriptive that easyjet but that may be just me. The biggest shock to the system is the size of the BA machine. . . get used to just being a number (quite literally, outside the aircraft, all people are interested in is your 5 letter code and seniority!)
I havent been in anywhere near as long as HS but I've done 1 4 sector day since i've been at BA (on lone since early Jan), My roster isnt all earlys. . . infact i only do 5 or 6 a month and most nightstops I get are between 14- 18 hours. Some hotels are crap but even those are better than the ones I stayed in at easy. . . and whilst the hotel in ARN is rubbish it has free porn which makes it all OK!
For me it was a good move, but I can see why its not for everybody. I do mostly trips and my days are 1/2/3 sectors. . . LHR does have an effect on you and it becomes quite tiring but T5 has made a huge difference in my opinion. Constantly living out of a suitcase also has an effect, so i would say i work just as hard as I did at easyJet. . . . i'm certainly doing more hours each month!
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