BA short haul - commuter experiences

Days off between blocks vary from 2-5 and will also depend on how busy the month is Commuting flights don’t count towards FTLs but be aware that people have fallen foul of the company for silly commutes. Be sensible and you will be fine. You could always bid for trips that have layovers near your home so you can be home for a night during the trip. It sounds like you would be near MAN or NCL so that’s an option. You can bid for any type of trip preference you can think of. What you end up getting will be based on your seniority. 2-3 day tours should be easy to get for the whole month I would guess. Day trips tend to be the most senior along with weekends off.

Commuting by air doesn’t count to FTLs but as a general rule of thumb, don’t take the piss. There have been some international commuters making long flights on the day of their trip to get to work and it isn’t something they like. Days off between blocks, anywhere from 2-5. It depends on how busy the month is but in theory if you got a block of days off at the end of one month and then bid for some more days off at the start of the next, you can achieve a week off without using leave. You can bid for pretty much any combination of trip characteristics that you can think of. If you want to try and finish on earlies, you can. The most commutable trips usually have a stand over day in them so start around the middle of the day on day one and transition to earlies by the end. You could bid for nights near your home (e.g MAN or NCL) and pop home for the night instead of going to the hotel. Seniority should improve quickly at the current rate of recruitment and generally on the 320, day trips and weekends off go very senior with 2-4 day tours filtering all the way down to the bottom.