Congratulations on getting the job. I have been working for the company for 5 years now and wouldn't change it for the world. I have seen some great places in that time and we still do some great long haul routes. You will be doing short haul for the first 2/3 months and then you should start to see some trips appear on the roster. For the accomodation - Crawley/Horley or better still Brighton (much more lively
). Wherever you choose you will have a great time i'm sure of it and meet lots of nice people!
Good luck on the training course and cant wait to share a bevvie..............or 5, downroute in some exotic place with you soon
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