LGW HERE I COME!!!!!
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Originally Posted by jettesen
The LGW ops will be transformed into BA CONNECT by next year, all long haul will go to T5.
FLYBYWIRE - wannabee moderator me thinks
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That's interesting, for someone with such information, could you possibly tell me what I'm going to be doing next yeat then? Will I be working for BA Connect or be working at LHR? I'm unsure as I will be doing both LH and SH next year.
Please help
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rubbish rubbish rubbish
that will NEVER happen BA CONNECT LGW.. NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS dont listen!!! 
Its a fact with the applying its done fairly then cos your with external candidates and it happens all the time do not wait for transfers cos apparently only 7 transfer yearly!!!
Its a fact with the applying its done fairly then cos your with external candidates and it happens all the time do not wait for transfers cos apparently only 7 transfer yearly!!!
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heyyyyyyyyy
I havent heard of BA connect going to LGW but I have also known of transfering by applying thru internal job post.. and spoken to some crew who did transfer this way so there are ways of slipping past remember recruitment they have mickey mouses working there...they arent BA staff but contractors!!!
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Originally Posted by cabincrewmember
Its a fact with the applying its done fairly then cos your with external candidates and it happens all the time do not wait for transfers cos apparently only 7 transfer yearly!!!
ccm please supply people and dates cos there are loads of people at LGW that would do this tomorrow.
where did you get the 7 a year figure from. If anyone wants the real figures year by year PM me.
do you work at EUFLGW? come on give as facts. I presume not because if you did you would find that, as I said, one person has done it that way. We sit outside the NSP so it can't be a transfer. The only way left is to leave then reapply in six months as a new entrant.
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originally posted by Yellowdog Jettesen,
That's interesting, for someone with such information, could you possibly tell me what I'm going to be doing next yeat then? Will I be working for BA Connect or be working at LHR? I'm unsure as I will be doing both LH and SH next year.
Please help
That's interesting, for someone with such information, could you possibly tell me what I'm going to be doing next yeat then? Will I be working for BA Connect or be working at LHR? I'm unsure as I will be doing both LH and SH next year.
Please help
APPARENTLY the posts we've read so far suggest that we will be flying Short Haul out of LGW under BAConnect brand and LH out of T5 under Mainline brand. Then we will be flying on the 737-300/400/500 plus 777-200 (with possible 747-400 training so that we can rescue WWLHR flights when their crew run out of hours) and we'll be abilitated to fly on the ARJ, the EMB145 and even the Dash8. We will be "UK based" so that they can call us out of standyby to operate a SH trip out of BHX or LCY or whatever airport they fancy. You name it, we do it. There are people here who don't even work for the company (so are not able to access sources like the company Intranet, for example, not to mention OOF days) who claim to know it all, when they probably don't even know that BAConnect is a fully-owned SUBSIDIARY company of BA (with their own managers, planes, routes, T&C etc) and not just another BA fleet.
I have never read so much nonsense and non-information about BA on pprune as in the last few days! Considering that this site is visited by new recruits or potential new recruits, posting misleading information isn not fair on them!!
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Originally Posted by yellowdog
The only way left is to leave then reapply in six months as a new entrant.
I hope he learnt the lesson.
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I can't wait to start at LGW EF/1 Fleet in three weeks time. I currently work for BMED but would much rather have sh and lh. I don't think it gets any better than that. Also the bidding system, It sound to good to be true.
I used to work for a charter company out of lgw and prefer it a million times over LHR.
Holding into LHR has become the bane of my life or waiting 3.5hrs for a high lift after you've done a 14 hour duty, if/when you end up on a remote stand, due to the fact that there are only 2 High Lifts for the entire LHR.
I can't wait and I for one wouldn't want to transfer to LHR (erm.. well I don't think so, haha,)
I hope I get to fly with ppl who want to be at lgw and not those who moan about not being at lhr, but hey one mans trash is another mans treasure.
For the first time in a few years i'm actually looking forward to flying and also looking forward to the training course, hehe, sad but true.
I used to work for a charter company out of lgw and prefer it a million times over LHR.
Holding into LHR has become the bane of my life or waiting 3.5hrs for a high lift after you've done a 14 hour duty, if/when you end up on a remote stand, due to the fact that there are only 2 High Lifts for the entire LHR.
I can't wait and I for one wouldn't want to transfer to LHR (erm.. well I don't think so, haha,
)I hope I get to fly with ppl who want to be at lgw and not those who moan about not being at lhr, but hey one mans trash is another mans treasure.
For the first time in a few years i'm actually looking forward to flying and also looking forward to the training course, hehe, sad but true.
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Originally Posted by SuperBoy
I can't wait to start at LGW EF/1 Fleet in three weeks time. I currently work for BMED but would much rather have sh and lh. I don't think it gets any better than that. Also the bidding system, It sound to good to be true.
I used to work for a charter company out of lgw and prefer it a million times over LHR.
Holding into LHR has become the bane of my life or waiting 3.5hrs for a high lift after you've done a 14 hour duty, if/when you end up on a remote stand, due to the fact that there are only 2 High Lifts for the entire LHR.
I can't wait and I for one wouldn't want to transfer to LHR (erm.. well I don't think so, haha,)
I hope I get to fly with ppl who want to be at lgw and not those who moan about not being at lhr, but hey one mans trash is another mans treasure.
For the first time in a few years i'm actually looking forward to flying and also looking forward to the training course, hehe, sad but true.
I used to work for a charter company out of lgw and prefer it a million times over LHR.
Holding into LHR has become the bane of my life or waiting 3.5hrs for a high lift after you've done a 14 hour duty, if/when you end up on a remote stand, due to the fact that there are only 2 High Lifts for the entire LHR.
I can't wait and I for one wouldn't want to transfer to LHR (erm.. well I don't think so, haha,
)I hope I get to fly with ppl who want to be at lgw and not those who moan about not being at lhr, but hey one mans trash is another mans treasure.
For the first time in a few years i'm actually looking forward to flying and also looking forward to the training course, hehe, sad but true.
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welcome onboard SuperBoy........enjoy the ride!!!!!!!!!!!! It might be bumpy at times but one thing is cetain, you'll always get where you want to, as you will be given the choice to choose the route that is best for you!!!
FBW
PS: we already have some ex-BMED crew at EFLGW and they're having a good time!!
FBW
PS: we already have some ex-BMED crew at EFLGW and they're having a good time!!
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Hi all!
Based at ORY w EZY. I've been hired on for LGW EF and am really looking forward to starting. Can't start before August though so waiting on a training date. I've heard some rumours that we won't be doing some of the LH destinations we were told we would do but I'm still pretty excited about seeing what life with BA is like. I wanted to move home to Vancouver but this opportunity is a 'not to be missed' I think, so I'm going to try it on....A little apprehensive but I'm sure it will go well!
A quick question, I'm just putting feelers out....I have no car so when I move to the UK I want to live somewhere where I can take the train into work. I would ultimately prefer Brighton just to be near the ocean! (I miss it in Paris!)....is it feasible even for the super earlies out of LGW? And for getting in from the lates?
Would appreciate any advice!!
Cheers,
Broad
Based at ORY w EZY. I've been hired on for LGW EF and am really looking forward to starting. Can't start before August though so waiting on a training date. I've heard some rumours that we won't be doing some of the LH destinations we were told we would do
but I'm still pretty excited about seeing what life with BA is like. I wanted to move home to Vancouver but this opportunity is a 'not to be missed' I think, so I'm going to try it on....A little apprehensive but I'm sure it will go well!A quick question, I'm just putting feelers out....I have no car so when I move to the UK I want to live somewhere where I can take the train into work. I would ultimately prefer Brighton just to be near the ocean! (I miss it in Paris!)....is it feasible even for the super earlies out of LGW? And for getting in from the lates?
Would appreciate any advice!!
Cheers,
Broad
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Hi Broadabroad,
I was based in LGW WW until recently before moving to LHR and I lived in Brighton. I had a car which I used to drive the 25 minutes or so up to LGW. But pretty much anywhere around Brighton is handy for work as long as your not far from a train station. The only problem is I dont know how early the trains start so you may be stuck for some earlys. But there are so many crew living down that way that once you have found your feet Im sure you could arrange some sort of car share for earlies.
Good luck and enjoy, Dont let Flybywire push you around too much!!!
I was based in LGW WW until recently before moving to LHR and I lived in Brighton. I had a car which I used to drive the 25 minutes or so up to LGW. But pretty much anywhere around Brighton is handy for work as long as your not far from a train station. The only problem is I dont know how early the trains start so you may be stuck for some earlys. But there are so many crew living down that way that once you have found your feet Im sure you could arrange some sort of car share for earlies.
Good luck and enjoy, Dont let Flybywire push you around too much!!!
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you can get a Seasonal Staff card which gives you up to 30% off with National Express.
It's the same with BritishRail, you can get any kind of discount card, it all depends on your age and if it convenient for you.
I know lots of people who live in Brighton and fly for us. The first check-in in the morning is 0500 in the summer and between 0530 and 0600 in the winter.
It's the same with BritishRail, you can get any kind of discount card, it all depends on your age and if it convenient for you.
I know lots of people who live in Brighton and fly for us. The first check-in in the morning is 0500 in the summer and between 0530 and 0600 in the winter.
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guys,
i seem to remember someone at work the other day saying that the national express from brighton was much cheaper than the train and runs from 0400 everyday. I think the price was around £4/£5 but the old brain is not as good at remembering as it was
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i seem to remember someone at work the other day saying that the national express from brighton was much cheaper than the train and runs from 0400 everyday. I think the price was around £4/£5 but the old brain is not as good at remembering as it was
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