easyJet Vs Euroflyer DEC NTR

[monkey.tennis]

I’ve had both BA staff travel and easyJet staff travel over the years and if I had to pick one it would be easyJet 100%. So much more useful getting around UK and Europe for next to nothing than the odd long haul trip that you may well get left behind on. And I gather since I left things have got worse with everyone having free tickets coming out their ears, a standby is no use.

Flying the flag is novel for about a week. Don’t base your career decisions on it.

[737 Jockey]

All fair points, thank you.

If I wanted to scratch the LH itch, I’d be happy to do so from the RHS. Money is fairly decent, and my understanding of the PF role in BA means there’s not too much difference or gradient from being in the LHS, and my smallish ego can take the RHS after 15 years in the LHS of a 737. It would be a lifestyle move rather than career move.

I think the (nice) dilemma at easy would be maximising pension contributions/EV salary sacrifice etc. to be more tax efficient. The difference in salary and bonus after 2 years would buy some fairly decent flights/holidays I’d imagine. The staff travel, whilst not the be all and end all, is a small factor to consider, and the new info does cast the BA offering in a different light now.

[WonderBus]

Originally Posted by monkey.tennis

I’ve had both BA staff travel and easyJet staff travel over the years and if I had to pick one it would be easyJet 100%. So much more useful getting around UK and Europe for next to nothing than the odd long haul trip that you may well get left behind on. And I gather since I left things have got worse with everyone having free tickets coming out their ears, a standby is no use.

Flying the flag is novel for about a week. Don’t base your career decisions on it.

Also having done both my opinion is that BA’s is far superior. Admittedly I don’t have children and therefore am booking for 2 outside of school holidays, but in ten years of using annual bookable tickets and z tickets the worst seat I’ve sat in is traveller plus to Cape Town. As LH pilot I can say it’s extremely rare that people get left behind, except for the India flights where there is a very strong demand for staff travel.

All that said, don’t change job for staff travel, change job because the roster, remuneration and lifestyle work for you. Staff travel is a benefit.

[monkey.tennis]

Originally Posted by WonderBus

Also having done both my opinion is that BA’s is far superior. Admittedly I don’t have children and therefore am booking for 2 outside of school holidays, but in ten years of using annual bookable tickets and z tickets the worst seat I’ve sat in is traveller plus to Cape Town. As LH pilot I can say it’s extremely rare that people get left behind, except for the India flights where there is a very strong demand for staff travel.

All that said, don’t change job for staff travel, change job because the roster, remuneration and lifestyle work for you. Staff travel is a benefit.

each to their own. We used BA staff travel and enjoyed it at the time, but as a family we get an awful lot out of easyJet and wouldn’t swap back. Also, they are incredibly flexible with adding/removing people so all my family benefit from it too. BA has improved in this area recently but still nowhere near as flexible as easy.

Completely agree though, these should not be major factors in your decision making.