Of course it's also well worth pointing out that, unlike many airlines a BA pilot doesn't automatically move to the bottom of the captain's payscales on achieving a command. So spend 15 years on a beach as a LH FO, then move across to a pp16 captain. What's not to like??
Of course, if you'd preferred that command in the same year you joined, it was (briefly!!) available!! Albeit for the 'insulting' sum of initially £85-90k. Your choice. After all, Direct Entry Commands aren't available everywhere!
Purely for the information of those who may not know.
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