Day in the life BA short haul crew
Yesterday, 7:57 am
#46
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 1,624
Originally Posted by 13901
It's a lot worse, having seen the roster of a friend in Etihad. Longer hours and a lot of 2-3AM starts. Seeing how knackered my OH can be on a 6-day SH duty I just can't imagine how it might be for those ME3 crews.
For flight crew both companies seem to be tough, and at EK especially bad for the 777 jockeys who are practically maxed to the limit.
Plus as you mentioned an overwhelmingly large number of 3am departures i.e. 1am duty starts.
Yesterday, 10:43 am
#47
Join Date: Apr 2012
Programs: BA Executive Club
Posts: 686
Originally Posted by Saladman
Gatwick fleet are the exception here, with only one plane and all Longhaul.
In my non expert opinion this can affect crew retention with hardly any opportunities for Euroflyer cabin crews to spend layovers somewhere new. I know some prefer that because they can be home most nights with families. They also can have part time and more seasonal contracts. However it puts others off.
The exceptions are Gatwick domestic which are LHR crew based.
Yesterday, 11:23 am
#48
Join Date: May 2019
Location: "Oop Norf", UK
Programs: BAEC Bronze
Posts: 74
Originally Posted by vectismanpaul
Before Covid the Gatwick cabin crews flew long haul and short haul. However with the creation of BA Euroflyer they now only fly long haul and the Euroflyer crews point to point short haul.
In my non expert opinion this can affect crew retention with hardly any opportunities for Euroflyer cabin crews to spend layovers somewhere new. I know some prefer that because they can be home most nights with families. They also can have part time and more seasonal contracts. However it puts others off.
The exceptions are Gatwick domestic which are LHR crew based.
In my non expert opinion this can affect crew retention with hardly any opportunities for Euroflyer cabin crews to spend layovers somewhere new. I know some prefer that because they can be home most nights with families. They also can have part time and more seasonal contracts. However it puts others off.
The exceptions are Gatwick domestic which are LHR crew based.
