Remember, these are HOLD POOL positions. What does that mean?
A hold pool position offers no salary, flight pay, leave, career progression, travel benefits or uniform. It is a very uncertain position to hold and can be terminated at the stroke of an accountant's pen. Alternatively it can lead to bigger and brighter prospects. I held one of these positions for eight months back in 2007 and it amounted to nothing more than a 5 minute conversation culminating in 'thanks for everything, but no.' The airline went tits up less than two years later, so maybe I got a lucky
I love these dubious positions so much that I hold one at the present time. I am pretty certain the outcome will be the same, however the airline in question is unlikely to go bust.
