Hi,
Once you start training you will get a British Airways ID,
which gives you discount on the Gatwick express, £10.70 return per day. And you also get Discount on the Heathrow express.

hi all, had my interview am on 24th May so hopefully will get the call soon!! :)

BA LHR 11 month contract
 

Hi everyone

I've just applied for the 11 month position for LHR WW. This is the perfect opportunity for me, because I'm just finishing 6th form, and intend to go on to university to study business. Being able to, for a year, travel (and albeit work as well!) is something that is really appealing to me, because I can do it as a gap year placement.

I have a few questions... I said on the form that I can work from around July 2008, in the box to explain our notice period, and said why (because school finishes then)... do you think that's OK? And about doing it as a gap year placement, would that be an advantage or a disadvantage?

Also, I was wondering about the length of the contract... Do you think it's on purpose to make crew work below the annual limit of 900hrs (I think that's the limit from what I recall), because then they can make the temp crew work more hours each month with this contract?

I'm so excited about this... I sent the application off yesterday and now I'm just waiting... Has anyone else applied? Good luck to everyone.

EF course starting 25 Feb!!!!
 

Hi everyone, i finally got my long awaited call yesterday for a course 25 Feb, is anyone else on the same course??
My interview was 21 May.
Fingers crossed for everyone who is still waiting.

Merry Christmas x

Happy & Annapanner
 

Hey

balam and clapham are closer to Gatwick than Heathrow:bored: so you are looking at a good hr travel there and then back again. I wud suggest going on the transport for london website and you can do a journey planner and it will tell you your journey time and connections etc. I am gonna be looking for a place in Hounslow or there abouts as it is really close.:)

SD83

Lhf Ef
 

Great News!!!!

So they have called people from the 21st to start in Feb!!!!

So that means Im next, I was on the 22nd - 8.30!!!!!!

Fingers crossed, get me a towel ready, i maybe home and dry soon!!!:bored:

EF
 

Wow, thats amazing! They are backlogging courses! :)
Although its kind of strange situation, at least you guys are getting your courses and hopefully all of you will get a place soon.

Portugal

If you are invited to an interview, after mentioning that you can't start until July, then they would need to honour that if they offered you the job. If they don't have courses in July, you would probably find yourself in a holding pool.

The 900 hour rule is an interesting question. They way WW is set up, there is no real way to single out someone and work them hard so they run out of hours. The operating contract is the same for temporary and permanent crew. The 900 hour limit is more of a problem at LGW because they have less time off between flights AND they operate both long and short haul.

I've read on forums that they plan to work temps up to 900 hours so they won't be re-employable at the end of their contracts but I really can't see how they can do that in 10 months (factoring 1 month of leave). It is more about putting some slack in the operation so people on transfer lists can be moved around.

EF
 

How many hours are we going to be contracted to work at LHR EF? 900?
And that does not include holidays. right?
And do we need to do more tests like blood, chest xray, eyes etc after returning the medical questionnaire? I know we will be given immunisations during the training. Mines are all up to date as I work in a hospital.

Thank you VS-LHRCSA, that makes sense to me.

SD83
 

Thanks for that, I might also look for somewhere closer th Heathrow as I don't want to be tired through training or run the risk of being late :)

Lhr Ef
 

FINALLLLLLLYYYYY!!!

I GOT THE CALL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!:):):):):)

Im gonna be training for BA LHR EF Feb 25th 2008!! My interview was May 22nd 2007!!!

Im so happy, what an amazing christmas present!!!!

The rest of you swimmers, the calls are coming im sure!:)

EF
 

Well done Spoon82! See,you even got an ealier course. Thats what we call a proper xmas gift! :) Hope the rest of you get one too.
See you there.

Wow Spoon82!!!
 

Hi Spoon...well happy for you!! that's amasing!
.. what's happening ?...The last will be the first?....
As London said this is a well worth waiting Xmas present.

Happy Xmas xxx

EF
 

Its a BA Christmas cracker!! :):)
Anymore twist to come???
Kikko, keep the week beginning of 18th of Feb free!!:ok:

its getting ever closer-there can't be that many left in the pool!
Am hoping that phones gonna ring soon! Well done to all with course dates! :)

Lhr Ef
 

Hey all...

I called BA this morning, asking them if there was any news on my course date, as usual they couldnt tell me anything, just that I was on hold, 2 hours later the phone rings, and yes I was BA. Im not sure if me calling this morning had anything to do with it, but hey it worked...

Although Im very very happy with my course date (25 FEB), I really dont understand why some of us who had our interviews the week starting May 21st onwards have been offered courses starting before people who were on earlier interviews, Im not complaining, I was just under the impression that courses were given in order of interview date!!!! As we can see this is not always the case!!

Anybody else on the Feb 25th LHR EF course??? Get in touch!!!

Merry Xmas to all!!

Lhr EF
 

I dont think it matters. Looks like they it was not planned in the first place and they just decided they want to add one more course but could not put it for the 10th of March as there is a WW course starting on that day. Consider yourself lucky and for me its fine Im starting a week later. Im sure others would not mind either. Well done! Come on BA, get all those EF swimmers the best xmas present ever! Bring on the 18th of Feb! :D

Lhr Ef
 

Im not sure the word luck has anything to do with it, we all have waited long enough for these course dates and we deserve them.....call it luck if you like!!!!

I do agree with you on one thing though, BA make everyone elses xmas who remain in the pool and give them the call.

Heres to all you swimmer, good luck!!!!!:ok:

Just an update on the 900 hour rule, apparently it DOES affect WW LHR crew. I have just heard of someone who is sitting at home on basic because of this. Must have had some awful rosters then. Don't forget, not every trip has 3 MBTs after it. Many have just the 2, so it could be possible to rack up the hours if this is not monitored.

The Ef Wait ..
 

Hey, well done spoon82 for getting the call!

I'm still here swimming, but there really can't be that many of us now ...

Surely we will get called soon ... I tell you what I will be well annoyed if they don't call me before the offer expires ... now that will be very unfair!!

Cheers

Azzuri.

900hrs
 

I see. In my case anyway it wouldn't be a problem - the more travel the better, seeing as if I do get through to being offered a place, I will only have 11 months to see all the places I can...

I'm just worried though.. applications for the 11-month position cease December 31st. I've just read on here that there is an LHR WW course planned to start on March 10th (which I'm guessing is for the position they're recruiting now). My problem is exactly about the time I can start... I can only start from around June/July, and now I'm worrying that this might mean I can't accept the offer. I just hope they have courses for that time... And I hope that they are able to say when a course is going to take place with so many months in advance (I guess 4 or 5...). Anyway I'll worry about that later... Now I'm just waiting to know whether I was invited for interview or not!

Has anyone else applied for the same position?

EF
 

Spoon82, you got me wrong matey. I know we have all been waiting for so long and we all deserve to get our courses sooner or later. What I meant by luck was as you had yr interview on the 22nd that is after us (17 and 18th of May) , you have been given a course date which is before ours.You were yourself wondering how. I would still be happy if people who had their interviews after me and you, eventually get a course say on the 18th of Feb and it would be their luck if that happens and just like all of us, we well deserve it whatever the date or order courses are given out.
There is someone on here who had his interview on the 23rd of May 2007 and he got his course for August 2007. What would you call that? It was simply his luck.

Hello everyone! Hope someone can help. My friend has just been accepted by BA and is thrilled - he's starting in February. Do BA still do medicals? Or is it like Virgin where you complete a medical questionnaire and return it to them? He has heard that you have to organise a medical with your own doctor but I'm pretty sure he is mistaken on that one. In fact, unless there is anything that needs clarifying, your own doctor isn't consulted. Am I right? Also, as Gatwick is both LH and SH, do you get a good mix of both, or is it just the luck of the draw? Thanks.

As far as I know, medicals are now questionaires. Any clarification is done with your GP.

At LGW, crew bid for trips based on seniority, so the mixture you get is really what you bid for. Because of the volume of crew needed for the 777, it is reasonable to expect to do a fair bit of long haul as main crew.

Yippee just had the call & start on feb 25 :)

Teacoffee well done to get this "last minute" call just before Xmas! xxx

Thank you I hope you are gonna be getting that call soon! :)

Interview Date ...
 

Kikko - When did you have your interview?

Cheers

Azzuri

Hi Azzuri,

I had my interview on 25th afternoon session.:)

Lhr Ef
 

teacoffee

See you on the 25th!!!!!! Well done!!!!!!

EF
 

Kikko, your turn will come very soon. Don't think there are that many left now in that pool. Lets hope you get the 25th or another new date.

Thanks London....I hope so too. I 'll will be sometime in the new year hopefully.:)

Lhr Ef
 

Oooo my interview was the afternoon of the 24th May, am hoping I get the call next week!!:)

Happy
 

Sounds like a good idea I am trying to find somewhere at the moment so fingers crossed!!

got all my uniform fitting sorted out it is all seeming more real now soooo excited :O ...

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