do you have any id discount or zed travel with British in order to commute?
No. Plenty of flights to EGSS from Europe with the likes of Ryanair though.
How many standby day do you have normally in your monthly roster?
Depends. Sometimes none, sometimes 4 or 5 or 6. Sometimes you don't get called, sometimes you do. I just got called for Friday. They normally give you a bit of advance notice.
I wasn't aware that any more recruitment was happening at the present, unless it is for the hold pool.
Until the delivery dates for the -8 are finalized, nothing is certain. I understand that there are enough warm bodies either finishing training or in the pool to cover most eventualities for the moment.