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Daily Mirror
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Milo Boyd

British Airways trainee claims they're 'jobless and miles from home' due to admin 'shambles'

A British Airways trainee who moved to the country to become a flight attendant has criticised the airline's training scheme after they claim they were left jobless and a long way from home.

The prospective employee, who asked to remain anonymous, was left infuriated by the British flag carrier.

They had invested in drug tests and quit their previous job of 12 years to move to the UK and start the cabin course training process, only to be told that their file had "not cleared in time" - at 7pm on the day before the programme was due to start, they claimed.

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