British Airways applications/recruitment/accomodation

[spunkydunkie]

Help!

HELP!
Just been offered a start date on 24th April, although EF LHR was discussed I was under the assumption the approximately 350 crew were need for WW LHR 6 month contract.
I have just had an Email confirming that I have been given EF LHR and dont know what to do!!!!!!!!!
I live in Hove, East Sussex and have to think of the implications involved in commuting to LHR on EF as opposed to WW.
I have been with my current Airline for 7 years and really dont know what to do now!!!!!!!!! Any thoughts or advice out there??????????????

[newbagr]

well i would say to you you ll have a lot more chances to stay at LHR than others on WW fleet insteaf of leaving or going to LGW so its not as bad.....

[spunkydunkie]

I think what really troubles me is the commute from Hove, not sure how viable this would be and also been on a six month contract I have misgivings leaving a permenant position after 7 years.

I was very pleased to be offered a postion but it all seems subject to change and would be grateful for any advice on roster patterns etc on a monthly basis to ensure that the commuting would not be a major issue.

[flyme69]

spunkiedunkie check your private messages

[spunkydunkie]

Nothing in my pvt msg flyme69?

[flyme69]

try now sorry

[flyme69]

try now sorry it took time

[bigflaps]

spunky - im euro lhr and commute from brighton. it takes 1 hour door 2 door. its v rare that i have to check in during rush hour but if i do i leave 2 hours b4. the communte aint so bad if u get lots of trips, when doing a few there and backs in a row it can be a bit of a pain. as said there is prob more chance that u will be kept at euro lhr after the 6 months. if u have any more quest pm me

[spunkydunkie]

Thanks for Info flyme69, check your pvt msg, maybe see you on 24th april

[spunkydunkie]

Big Thanks

Big thank to all for advice

[prat_eegle]

Hi friends,
I was offered to start on the 17th April course. Any idea if it is finally going to be WW (as I was told when called to be informed) or EF? As I have been reading things have been changing from one moment to another.
Also like some other colleague/s posts, any info re accomodation near LHR would be highly appreciated. The 5 week course will run into mid May, so do you think it is better to stay in a temp accomodation until end April, eg. b&b, rather than get a rented room? Are rental contracts normally for any minimum number of months? What kind of deposits are normally asked for?
Thanks and regards

[luksy]

prat_eegle what were you told when given your start date?

I was told WW and later when I called BA for Info, they said if I was told WW, then WW it will be. So if you would like to know, the best way for you is to call the recruitment and ask. Gossip here won't give you any exact info on your start date.

Hope that helps

Cheers

L.

[Eddy]

Originally Posted by ice_with_that

Hiya all,

Can someone give me an idea of a month roster for WWLH? Cheers m'dears xxx

A good month :

SA 01 OCT MBT

SU 02 OCT REPORT AT 0810 LOCAL TIME LON
TRIP LENGTH 4 DAYS
0840 BA279 LHR LAX 1940 74V 1300
TU 04 OCT 2235 BA278 LAX LHR 0850 74V 1200
CLEAR TIME (WE 05 OCT) 1035 LOCAL TIME LON
------------------- TOTAL DUTY HOURS 2500

TH 06 OCT MBT
FR 07 OCT MBT
SA 08 OCT MBT

SU 09 OCT REPORT AT 1445 LOCAL TIME LON
TRIP LENGTH 5 DAYS
1515 BA299 LHR ORD 2330 77Z 1015
TU 11 OCT 0115 BA298 ORD LHR 0900 77Z 915
WE 12 OCT 0755 BA185 LHR EWR 1525 77Y 930
TH 13 OCT 1215 BA186 EWR LHR 1905 77Y 835
CLEAR TIME 2050 LOCAL TIME LON
------------------- TOTAL DUTY HOURS 3735

FR 14 OCT MBT
SA 15 OCT MBT
SU 16 OCT MBT

MO 17 OCT REPORT AT 1810 LOCAL TIME LON
TRIP LENGTH 3 DAYS
1840 BA225 LHR IAD 0235 77Z 955
WE 19 OCT 0155 BA292 IAD LHR 0905 77X 855
CLEAR TIME 1050 LOCAL TIME LON
------------------- TOTAL DUTY HOURS 1850

TH 20 OCT MBT
FR 21 OCT MBT
SA 22 OCT MBT

SU 23 OCT REPORT AT 2020 LOCAL TIME LON
TRIP LENGTH 9 DAYS
2050 BA015 LHR SIN 0945 74H 1605
WE 26 OCT 1155 BA015 SIN SYD 1915 74H 850
FR 28 OCT 0555 BA016 SYD SIN 1350 74H 1010
SU 30 OCT 1440 BA016 SIN LHR 0445 74D 1550
CLEAR TIME (MO 31 OCT) 0530 LOCAL TIME LON
------------------- TOTAL DUTY HOURS 5055

TU 01 NOV MBT
WE 02 NOV MBT
TH 03 NOV MBT
FR 04 NOV MBT
SA 05 NOV MBT

[Eddy]

A fairly average month :

WE 01 FEB REPORT AT 1515 LOCAL TIME LON
FS/SS
TRIP LENGTH 4 DAYS
1645 BA043 LHR CPT 0415 74V 1330
SA 04 FEB 0635 BA042 CPT LHR 1830 74V 1340
CLEAR TIME 1915 LOCAL TIME LON
------------------- TOTAL DUTY HOURS 2710

SU 05 FEB ANNUAL LEAVE THRU 08 FEB 06
TH 09 FEB MBT
FR 10 FEB MBT
SA 11 FEB MBT
SU 12 FEB MBT

MO 13 FEB REPORT AT 1825 LOCAL TIME LON
TRIP LENGTH 5 DAYS
1955 BA057 LHR JNB 0650 74V 1255
TH 16 FEB 1915 BA054 JNB LHR 0630 74V 1300
CLEAR TIME (FR 17 FEB) 0715 LOCAL TIME LON
------------------- TOTAL DUTY HOURS 2555

SA 18 FEB MBT
SU 19 FEB MBT
MO 20 FEB MBT

TU 21 FEB REPORT AT 2005 LOCAL TIME LON
TRIP LENGTH 3 DAYS
2135 BA127 LHR BOM 0610 77Y 1035
TH 23 FEB 0810 BA126 BOM LHR 1805 77Y 1140
CLEAR TIME 1850 LOCAL TIME LON
------------------- TOTAL DUTY HOURS 2215

FR 24 FEB MBT
SA 25 FEB MBT
SU 26 FEB MBT

MO 27 FEB REPORT AT 1505 LOCAL TIME LON
TRIP LENGTH 3 DAYS
1635 BA085 LHR YVR 0205 74V 1130
WE 01 MAR 0430 BA084 YVR LHR 1335 74V 1050
CLEAR TIME 1420 LOCAL TIME LON
------------------- TOTAL DUTY HOURS 2220

TH 02 MAR MBT
FR 03 MAR MBT
SA 04 MAR MBT

[Stevemcmli]

How about EF?

Thanks for sample WW roster - how about a sample EF roster. Thanks guys and gals

[newbagr]

thanks...

thanks a lot for the good info about rostering in WW...well i suppose us temps will have similar apart from long range ones and add a few more BOM's haha

[luksy]

thanks

eddy thanks for the info

[ice_with_that]

Nice one, thanks for the examples.

[Kosher Class]

Actually new entrants may be doing long range flights too, BA have informed us there are legal problems with only rostering non-long range trips.

Whatever, ENJOY, you're gonna have a great time...

[luksy]

Yupi, I'm all smiling....I love legal problems