The command OPPORTUNITY may come around quicker at Ryanair however that doesn't mean you will become a Captain. We have taken some direct entry FOs with 3000 hours plus recently. Some make the grade after a year and a half but a lot more don't. Some FOs join as cadets and do 4 years in Ryanair and when the command comes around they don't make it. That is either down to their own preparation or it is just not the right job for them. That's life unfortunately.
The last number of direct entry FOs I flew with (one ex Jet2 and one ex Air Baltic) didn't get through. That's not to say they won't ever get through it but it's by no means a given.
From my own personal view point:
I'm in exactly the base I want.
I'm on a permanent contract earning well in excess of 100k annually.
I'm on a fixed 5/4 roster.
I live a very quiet life both in and out of the company.
Would I swap all that to fly for Jet2 ?
No. But good luck to those past and present that do/did.
Last edited by Lazydogg; 19th Oct 2016 at 01:42.