Soo....the big question...
If you apply to one of those airlines to work as a cabin crew first in order to get those 18 months of experience, would you be telling them during the interview that you are a qualified pilot or ATPL student??
Having the ATPL licence means that you are passionate about flying and know much more about aircrafts than all those 19 years old...
But on the other hand, they might not hire you because you might be there to jump to the cockpit as soon as possible...
What would you put in your cv? maybe only the ppl licence?