BA Direct Entry Pilot.
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From: UK
Joined: Feb 2013
Aviation Qualifications: ATPL
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From: London
Joined: May 2009
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From: somewhere in the middle
I do about an hour and a half, and it’s ok. Occasional hotels before earlies / between blocks.
45 mins - 1 hour driving would be perfect, but I like where I live. Couldn’t imagine doing more than 90 mins tops regularly though.
45 mins - 1 hour driving would be perfect, but I like where I live. Couldn’t imagine doing more than 90 mins tops regularly though.
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From: The Winchester
HEJT
Not sure if by "commute" you mean by road or by flight.
If it's by flight then be aware ( if you weren't from previous posts here ) that the current management regime have got into the habit of on occasions running audits on the commuting patterns of those who travel to/from base by air.
They have paid particular interest to the days and timing of flights and time available for rest at base prior to duty.
Not sure if by "commute" you mean by road or by flight.
If it's by flight then be aware ( if you weren't from previous posts here ) that the current management regime have got into the habit of on occasions running audits on the commuting patterns of those who travel to/from base by air.
They have paid particular interest to the days and timing of flights and time available for rest at base prior to duty.
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From: south coast
Joined: Dec 2014
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From: The wrong timezone
It's very straightforward to commute from Central London. Heathrow workers get a 50% (pretty sure it's 50% but either way it's heavily discounted) on the Heathrow Express. You've also got the tube and the "TFL Train" which used to be known as Heathrow Connect. Plenty of people do it on short and long haul.
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From: Germany
Bath road travelodge circa 32 quid a night with airline discount on the odd trip you get an early for... you can either then catch the airport shuttle for a few quid or have a walk up to the nearest bus stop where the company shuttle operates from. 👍
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From: UK
For anyone who spends any portion of their journey on the M25: double the non-traffic time and if the result is too unpalatable, I'd suggest you'll probably struggle. It's also worth considering that as a new joiner you'll have absolutely no rostering consistency - they'll gladly transition you from lates to earlies (or visa versa) as many times as they please throughout the month, often with only one "day off" inbetween. It's pretty hideous stuff, particularly from a commuting perspective.
If you have other options with similar pay I'd seriously consider them. If it were me I'd probably see BA short haul more as one of the last resorts now.
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From: The Winchester
Getting one of the "Aspirational" Part Time contracts ( as in simply wanting like more time off/doing less work) seems recently to have become increasingly difficult, if not almost impossible to get . There are two versions of Aspirational - either 58%, which very roughly speaking a full time month, followed by a part time month in which you need to do enough work to keep recency, or 72% where you do two full time months followed by a part time month....
Getting "Right to Request" (where I think you supposedly need a case for going part time, such as helping to care for dependents) - don't know about availability and I think there are a lot of variations in the pattern so I'll leave somebody more familiar with that to fill in the details.
Getting "Right to Request" (where I think you supposedly need a case for going part time, such as helping to care for dependents) - don't know about availability and I think there are a lot of variations in the pattern so I'll leave somebody more familiar with that to fill in the details.
Last edited by wiggy; 28th November 2019 at 15:05.