Originally Posted by GS-Alpha (Post 11599612)

There are two kinds of part time contract. The first is aspirational and is things like one month on one month off, or two months on one month off. In your month off you do one trip in order to maintain recency. This kind of part time is done on seniority and you can apply each year. However it seems to very rarely be granted. The second kind is right to request. This is 75% or 50% and is three weeks on one week off, or two weeks on two weeks off. I think there is also an option for 87.5% which is 7 weeks on one week off. RTR part time is much easier to get hold of, and can be requested at any point. It is budget dependent though, and this varies. When I went part time about five years ago, it was about a 6 month wait. RTR is not seniority based. You are asked a couple of questions on your application and it is granted based on your answers and the remaining budget.

(Actually the 87.5% might not be a RTR option. I think it is the compromise option if you have applied for aspirational part time for two years in a row and not been granted it.)

Originally Posted by mrguy (Post 11600050)

What kind of discount do crew get at Heathrow hotels? I can imagine that the hotel bill would stack up significantly if you're stuck doing day trips as a junior FO who's not living locally.

Originally Posted by double-oscar (Post 11599552)

Can you elaborate on this?
Thanks

Originally Posted by Speed_Trim_Fail (Post 11600236)

There are plenty of 3 day/2 day trips going junior as well, as well as some longer ones. The commuting FOs, even junior ones, seem to do fine as eluded to earlier.

Originally Posted by Locked door (Post 11599462)

Yes, you automatically get taxed less via PAYE if you’re out of the UK overnight while working.

Originally Posted by mrguy (Post 11600050)

What kind of discount do crew get at Heathrow hotels? I can imagine that the hotel bill would stack up significantly if you're stuck doing day trips as a junior FO who's not living locally.

Originally Posted by Cots889 (Post 11600532)

Offered Long-Haul last week. So definitely still positions available.

Originally Posted by Snr (Post 11600575)

Premier Inn is £60 (sometimes cheaper), Hyatt is £73 for crew. There are plenty of crew houses around as well that will do a room for £30-40 a night. Expect to spend around £300-500 per month if you go the hotel route as a junior commuting FO - more when on reserve, less when on leave etc.

Originally Posted by Cots889 (Post 11600532)

Offered Long-Haul last week. So definitely still positions available.

Originally Posted by Cots889 (Post 11600763)

Applied for the long-haul recruitment campaign.