Hey Highlfyr
I would hazard a guess at around 10-11k basic, an hourly rate of around £1.50 an hour.
I am doing some figures now and its a bit tricky but bare with me.
8,760 hours in a year
384 hours of compulsory leave
2,592 hours of Scheme days off a year
Deduct the 384 and 2,592 hours from the 8,760 hours and you get 5,784 hours. This does not include time off for sick or personal issues like hospital appointments, deaths in the family, jury service say 3 days per year, thats another 72 hours off so that brings the total down to 5712. Multiply the 5712 by £1.50 (at best) and you get an allowance figure of £8,568 plus your £10,000 basic. There you have it, about £18,000 a year before tax. Youre looking at about £1100 a month after tax if you dont take more than 16 days leave and you only have 3 days off sick/personal a year.
A samle roster could be
DAY 1 0625 Double European there and back finish 1900
DAY 2 0800 Double Domestic there and back finish 2030
DAY 3 0600-1500 Airport Standby
DAY 4 Available
DAY 5 0700 triple sector, nightstop Europe
DAY 6 0530 triple sector finish 1800
DAY 7 OFF
DAY 8 0500 European there and back finish 1400
DAY 9 1600 Los Angeles arrive (0400 GMT) 2000 local
DAY 10 departure for London 1800 local (0200 GMT)
DAY11 Arrive London 1600
DAY 12 OFF
DAY 13 0500 Domestic there and back finish 1300
DAY 14 OFF
DAY 15 2030 Hong Kong
DAY 16 Arrive Hong Kong (1100 GMT) 1900 local
DAY 17 leave Hong Kong 2300 local (1500 GMT)
DAY 18 Arrive London 0500
DAY 19 OFF
DAY 20 1300 Airport Standby
DAY 21 Available
DAY 22 OFF
DAY 23 0600 European double finish 1800
DAY 24 OFF
DAY 25 0700 European triple sector, nightstop
DAY 26 0530 European triple finish 1600
DAY 27 OFF
DAY 28 OFF
DAY 29 0530-1500 Airport standby
DAY 30 OFF
this is more or less a mixed flying roster that works to Scheme. Unless you have worked as Crew before you may not know about Scheme. Scheme is an official document that lays down the law about Cabin Crew and the limits on the duty they can perform.
If you live close to the airport and you dont have a car or a mortgage or rent to pay, you should be fine. You can finish work, go home sleep for a few hours and come back into work. If you plan to work for BA for 2 or 3 years, you will have the time of your life on the plane. I wouldnt anticipate doing it for more than that as you will probably be exhausted!!! If you want to get married and start a family, just do it for 12 months that should be enough. Just so everyone knows, BA now expect their crew to stay for about 3 or 4 years before they go on and find a real job as there are now no pay increases planned for any crew starting from the holding pool. You can expect to be on the same salary for the 3 or 4 years that you stay with the airline.
I would reccomend you apply to all the airlines in the UK and the Middle East, see which one offers you the best deal and the best career prospects. BA is now a 3-4 year job at the most. I think you can really progress quite quickly at easyJet and MyTravel or any of the other charter airlines, they have really cushty trips like weeks here and there. The Middle Eastern airlines offer rent free/subsidised luxury apartments, free health and medical care, free tickets back to the UK and a whole load of other benefits. Its worth having a look at.
Anyway, good luck, keep your eyes peeled and your ears pinned back, you might be hearing a whole lot more about being BA cabin crew over the next few months, Ive got a sneaky feeling about that
