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Hi peeps....just doing my holiday bidding and had a few questions. If i only allocate 9 of my 14 summer days I can still add the other 5 in at a later date thru voice response can't i? They just obv might not be avail i know but i won't lose them? Also if I wanted those 5 days in winter how do i instruct it that i want to carry them over?
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Hi peeps....just doing my holiday bidding and had a few questions. If i only allocate 9 of my 14 summer days I can still add the other 5 in at a later date thru voice response can't i? They just obv might not be avail i know but i won't lose them? Also if I wanted those 5 days in winter how do i instruct it that i want to carry them over?
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No, you cannot do that because if you do not bid and book all the leave days then scheduling will assign you the remaining days when they want.
However you can opt to do this and then change the leave days allocated to you by scheduling at a later more convenient date, if then there are days available, however be prepared to see leave allocated by them on your roster. It doesn't "float" iykwim it has to be allocated.
As for the 14 days summer leave, I too prefer having all my leave in the winter (for skiing purposes!). There used to be a way to carry some days into the winter in the past, however last year suddenly a new regulation that says that employees must take the minimum of 14 days leave during the summer leave came out. I do not really remember all the details so what I'd suggest you do is 1)look it up in your MoA. 2)ask scheduling 3)ask your PM. I am sure that their combined efforts will give you all the answers that you need
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How's LGW SF going?
Hi all,
I am a BA staff member in another part of the airline (non crew) looking for info on SF at LGW.
My friend started working at LGW for a couple of months over summer but had to leave as they were so overstaffed that she was hardly working and only coming out with £800 a month (and having to commute!!)
In case LGW start recruiting again can anyone reassure me that things have got better money-wise?
Also for those of you bidding for mainly LH how much success are you having?
I would be really grateful for an honest insight as its always a big decision when looking to change and relocate (obviously depending on planned recruitment into LGW)
Thanks so much for any help
I am a BA staff member in another part of the airline (non crew) looking for info on SF at LGW.
My friend started working at LGW for a couple of months over summer but had to leave as they were so overstaffed that she was hardly working and only coming out with £800 a month (and having to commute!!)
In case LGW start recruiting again can anyone reassure me that things have got better money-wise?
Also for those of you bidding for mainly LH how much success are you having?
I would be really grateful for an honest insight as its always a big decision when looking to change and relocate (obviously depending on planned recruitment into LGW)
Thanks so much for any help
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Commuting from Scotland
Hi All,
I currently live in London & I am considering applying for LGW Cabin Crew. I'm originally from Scotland and wondered if there are people who commute from Glasgow to LGW for the role incase I decide to move back home at some stage? If so, are you able to fly down for discounted rates etcwith BA? The major consideration for me would be to be near my family and friends and also the cost of living is much less so it would make life easier & the wages easier to manage. Obviously I would have to make alternative arrangements to stay overnight nearer the airport if I had a very early start for some flights but just wondered if this would be realistic as I dont want to waste anyones time by applying and it not working out for me.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
I currently live in London & I am considering applying for LGW Cabin Crew. I'm originally from Scotland and wondered if there are people who commute from Glasgow to LGW for the role incase I decide to move back home at some stage? If so, are you able to fly down for discounted rates etcwith BA? The major consideration for me would be to be near my family and friends and also the cost of living is much less so it would make life easier & the wages easier to manage. Obviously I would have to make alternative arrangements to stay overnight nearer the airport if I had a very early start for some flights but just wondered if this would be realistic as I dont want to waste anyones time by applying and it not working out for me.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
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Yeah things ok at LGW and if you have access as a BA Employee log on to Gatwick Region some info their. I believe they are advertising for crew on BA's website.
For commuting it is possible to do as some crew do it from various destinations and it depends on your rosters and what you bid for !
I also see BA sending 777's to Amsterdam and Madrid today from LGW !
For commuting it is possible to do as some crew do it from various destinations and it depends on your rosters and what you bid for !
I also see BA sending 777's to Amsterdam and Madrid today from LGW !
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Hello Yonge,
The money is a little better these days but not by too much. You can sometimes earn £1300 but that is a rarity. The advert states you can earn £500 per month in flight pay and yes, this is true - sometimes. What they should state is "There may be the very odd month when you will earn £500 in flight pay".
You normally get 2 standby blocks of 5 days per month, on many routes there are only 3 crew on a 737 and on a 777 you work you are worked to death with people sometimes taking no break - even on a Barbados as things are so busy and as we have a reduced crewing complement. Yes, this is unlawful but LGW has a large number of teenagers who tend to keep quiet as this is their first job - the money is no issue for them either as many of them as they still live with mum and dad. Talk about a creche!
To conclude, if I were you, tell your friend to consider things very, very carefully.
The money is a little better these days but not by too much. You can sometimes earn £1300 but that is a rarity. The advert states you can earn £500 per month in flight pay and yes, this is true - sometimes. What they should state is "There may be the very odd month when you will earn £500 in flight pay".
You normally get 2 standby blocks of 5 days per month, on many routes there are only 3 crew on a 737 and on a 777 you work you are worked to death with people sometimes taking no break - even on a Barbados as things are so busy and as we have a reduced crewing complement. Yes, this is unlawful but LGW has a large number of teenagers who tend to keep quiet as this is their first job - the money is no issue for them either as many of them as they still live with mum and dad. Talk about a creche!
To conclude, if I were you, tell your friend to consider things very, very carefully.
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lhrtolgw thats rubbish!
Its not unlawful on the 777....we have 10 or 11 crew and yes it keeps you on your toes but I have always had a break! If you have transfered over from LHR you are obv one of the temps making a bad name for themselves!!!
And we are not all teenagers @ home. I'm 19 and live on my own and survive just fine. If you cam down betwween May to Sep yes you wouldn't have received £500 in allowances as we were sharing routes with LGWWW. Now we have all the routes I am going to earn £1300 for the second time since Oct.
Please don't put people off as you are VERY negative.
Fly safe guys....Long live LGWSF...XX
Its not unlawful on the 777....we have 10 or 11 crew and yes it keeps you on your toes but I have always had a break! If you have transfered over from LHR you are obv one of the temps making a bad name for themselves!!!
And we are not all teenagers @ home. I'm 19 and live on my own and survive just fine. If you cam down betwween May to Sep yes you wouldn't have received £500 in allowances as we were sharing routes with LGWWW. Now we have all the routes I am going to earn £1300 for the second time since Oct.
Please don't put people off as you are VERY negative.
Fly safe guys....Long live LGWSF...XX
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Your Lucky to be earning £1300 at 19 years old ,
But once you hit 30 years old . I don't think you would be happy with that pay sorry Mate you have alot to learn !!
Enoy yourself and when you have your first Beer in America , when you turn 21 years old have one on me .
But once you hit 30 years old . I don't think you would be happy with that pay sorry Mate you have alot to learn !!
Enoy yourself and when you have your first Beer in America , when you turn 21 years old have one on me .
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as nice as it was meant i don't appreciate being told i have alot to learn! I do not intend to earn that at 30!
I have worked as a duty officer in ops already by working extremely hard at school whist also doing a full time job! I was one of 2 who did longhaul dispatch and I intend to either work my way up in BA (again staying committed with lots of hard work) or hopefully work in BA ops somewhere.
Please don't assume of my situation.
By 19 I have a brand new car, a flat share with my friend and live by my own means. All of this paid by myself as I refuse to take help from my parents. They worked for their money they can enjoy it!
Please understand guys that I am trying to keep it nice for the new entrants and not coiming in with people like LHRTOLGW playing on their mind!
I have worked as a duty officer in ops already by working extremely hard at school whist also doing a full time job! I was one of 2 who did longhaul dispatch and I intend to either work my way up in BA (again staying committed with lots of hard work) or hopefully work in BA ops somewhere.
Please don't assume of my situation.
By 19 I have a brand new car, a flat share with my friend and live by my own means. All of this paid by myself as I refuse to take help from my parents. They worked for their money they can enjoy it!
Please understand guys that I am trying to keep it nice for the new entrants and not coiming in with people like LHRTOLGW playing on their mind!
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guys i agree with both of you for different reasons. Paxagent, i admire your openmind and your positive outlook great example for new starters but we need to say to new starters that they need know the facts and all of us to fight for a better and more secure future.Yes you can make 1200 i ve made twice...but thats assuming that you ll be saving your s**t downroute in order to be able to keep something as destinations we fly are expensive and with the latest news that ba is trying to throw to us an 11 p to buy the whole breakfast scheme out...things will not be as nice. So lets be positive but at the same time acknowledge the problems as well and try to do something about it
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I think we are on the same side here! I am not being overly Pro BA here i am being honest. I have cleared £1239 last month and will clear £1300. I'm just saying that the things said aboce are not acceptable to someone making a leap of faith as they are NOT true! Mine are facts....i'm not lying. If i was telling new entrants the wrong things then yes i stand to be corrected but i feel very positive about LGWSF. No I do not save my stuff downroute. I am lucky that a piece of fruit and a starbucks does me fine for my brekkie even still I will be voting no for the breakfast 11p as i'm looking after other people as well. Even tho it looks like we will get 18p increase instead of 11p.
Any new entrants want to PM me feel free.
Btw im not saying its all rosy....yes we have less facilities than LHR....at end of day if that canteen was here i'd need a new uniform and i prefer to go to boots on airport sby and get a meal deal....much healthier....yes we do fixed links....i personally like them as im home earlier....yes we do doubles but they are restricted in number and i used to do worse at my last airline (not low cost)...yes the morale from some can be low but most of the new entrants i've flown with have been brilliant fun...and I'm here to stay!
Any new entrants want to PM me feel free.
Btw im not saying its all rosy....yes we have less facilities than LHR....at end of day if that canteen was here i'd need a new uniform and i prefer to go to boots on airport sby and get a meal deal....much healthier....yes we do fixed links....i personally like them as im home earlier....yes we do doubles but they are restricted in number and i used to do worse at my last airline (not low cost)...yes the morale from some can be low but most of the new entrants i've flown with have been brilliant fun...and I'm here to stay!
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PAXAGENT:
1. No, I was not a LHR temp although I have friends who were. Yes, some of them complain but not all for God's sake - I've flown with many of them and they have been really sweet.
2. It is illegal (if you'd have taken time to read the text correctly) to operate without a break (not, I repeat not, to operate with the number of crews with which we operate our a/c).
3. I sincerely admire your positivity however, I was merely stating facts - there are many, many teenagers at LGW and MOST of them do live at home. I repeat MOST - not all. I can only apologise for the fact that you failed to understand this.
4. You are, quite rightly, extremely proud that you have done so well so soon however, although you clearly possess a certain level of maturity you still have some way to go ..... you need to calm yourself down and think before you speak/write and ensure you fully understand the message others are attempting to convey.
A 28 year - old trolley dolley.
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1. No, I was not a LHR temp although I have friends who were. Yes, some of them complain but not all for God's sake - I've flown with many of them and they have been really sweet.
2. It is illegal (if you'd have taken time to read the text correctly) to operate without a break (not, I repeat not, to operate with the number of crews with which we operate our a/c).
3. I sincerely admire your positivity however, I was merely stating facts - there are many, many teenagers at LGW and MOST of them do live at home. I repeat MOST - not all. I can only apologise for the fact that you failed to understand this.
4. You are, quite rightly, extremely proud that you have done so well so soon however, although you clearly possess a certain level of maturity you still have some way to go ..... you need to calm yourself down and think before you speak/write and ensure you fully understand the message others are attempting to convey.
A 28 year - old trolley dolley.
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LHRtoLGW,
I have to agree with you, I have been doing loads of LH and the majority of the temps have been really top people that are lovely to fly with. In fact I have only come across one that i thought "I'd prefer not to fly with you again".
I also have to agree it is against the MOA and, I stand to be corrected, the law if you operate without a break. It is your right to demand a break, however this break does not need to be just for sleep. Don't forget the time you take away from the passengers behind a curtain eating also counts. I know thats' being a bit picky but ..... I know I have always given my crews at least 1h10m and at most 3h20m! So if you don't get a break on a flight then report that to both the Unions and your PM. The CM isn't managing things correctly if they can't give you a break.
I hope the money does get better for everyone. All I can say is that my allowances have at least doubled since doing mixed flying, and peoples will as they learn the intracacies of Carmen and move up the seniority list.
Keep Positive
YD
I have to agree with you, I have been doing loads of LH and the majority of the temps have been really top people that are lovely to fly with. In fact I have only come across one that i thought "I'd prefer not to fly with you again".
I also have to agree it is against the MOA and, I stand to be corrected, the law if you operate without a break. It is your right to demand a break, however this break does not need to be just for sleep. Don't forget the time you take away from the passengers behind a curtain eating also counts. I know thats' being a bit picky but ..... I know I have always given my crews at least 1h10m and at most 3h20m! So if you don't get a break on a flight then report that to both the Unions and your PM. The CM isn't managing things correctly if they can't give you a break.
I hope the money does get better for everyone. All I can say is that my allowances have at least doubled since doing mixed flying, and peoples will as they learn the intracacies of Carmen and move up the seniority list.
Keep Positive
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I didn't say anything about LHR temps all being moaney....and I still really resent being told I have someway to go in maturity stakes.
I have tried to pass onto you my ways of thinking and I take my work v v seriously...please do not try to make me feel inferior because I am young.
I'll just go back to correctly balancing aircraft and making sure they depart safely as I was doing whilst also doing A-levels!? A very difficult and complicated job when you are faced with a manual loadsheet for a 767/747.
from a 19yr old BA Bitch.
I have tried to pass onto you my ways of thinking and I take my work v v seriously...please do not try to make me feel inferior because I am young.
I'll just go back to correctly balancing aircraft and making sure they depart safely as I was doing whilst also doing A-levels!? A very difficult and complicated job when you are faced with a manual loadsheet for a 767/747.
from a 19yr old BA Bitch.
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Pax Agent:
Look, call it a day shall we? As it happens we do know each other. We worked together recently when I was doing my girlie thing complaining about my boyfriend problems etc.
I look forward to working with you again.
Look, call it a day shall we? As it happens we do know each other. We worked together recently when I was doing my girlie thing complaining about my boyfriend problems etc.
I look forward to working with you again.
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ive just submitted my application for crew at lgw ive been flying for 8 years 5 of them as a senior,ive always wanted to work for ba, and yes i,ll be taking a pay drop but hoping if successful will prove myself over the next few years to become senior again,what u think my chances are im 30 years old and will commute from wales-any hints and tips very appreciated.
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Hi babymax
So you used to be a senior ? Who for ? The reason im asking is that currently promotion to psr has been out recently and looking for additional psrs and the criteria changed slightly if you were an ex flyer with current flying experience. Yeah starting salary is not good as LHR or some other carriers but that is getting looked at .
With the Gatwick Fleet being mixed flying (both lh / sh) and you bid for work which is also done on seniority you can get and bad rosters from it. With you commuting from wales it should be ok as crew currently do it from wales and other places. If you need any more info (send me a pm )
So you used to be a senior ? Who for ? The reason im asking is that currently promotion to psr has been out recently and looking for additional psrs and the criteria changed slightly if you were an ex flyer with current flying experience. Yeah starting salary is not good as LHR or some other carriers but that is getting looked at .
With the Gatwick Fleet being mixed flying (both lh / sh) and you bid for work which is also done on seniority you can get and bad rosters from it. With you commuting from wales it should be ok as crew currently do it from wales and other places. If you need any more info (send me a pm )
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hey guys, i was just wondering if anyone had a list of nightstops and trips that BA do from LGW. I think i saw one on this site a few weeks ago, but I cant find it now!
Also, has any one just got offered the job at LGW? I cant wait to start!
Steve
Also, has any one just got offered the job at LGW? I cant wait to start!
Steve
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Hi Steve - Congratulations 
- when was your interview? I heard on Friday that I got in - waiting to hear when the course starts! Can't wait to get back to BA.
Steve
- when was your interview? I heard on Friday that I got in - waiting to hear when the course starts! Can't wait to get back to BA.Steve
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hi!
my interview was on tuesday afternoon, what about you?. i also found out on friday and i am soo happy to get BA! Have you flown for BA before? Ive flown for charter but have been laid off all winter so I cannot wait to start flying again! i really want to know my start date now
Steve
my interview was on tuesday afternoon, what about you?. i also found out on friday and i am soo happy to get BA! Have you flown for BA before? Ive flown for charter but have been laid off all winter so I cannot wait to start flying again! i really want to know my start date now
Steve