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Old 1st Feb 2018, 04:09
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Originally Posted by cerbus
Good points K9.
Main Fleet you are disregarding our low salaries compared to the West. So even if you pay 50% where you come from (highly unlikely) you are still better off and have a higher quality of life back home. As K9 pointed out even if we get a 25% pay raise (again highly unlikely) we are still behind we are just 4 years ago.
The exodus has already started. Just look at the planes at DWC.
Unless "home" is working for a legacy carrier in the States where on Earth else would this principle of higher wages apply?

I agree with you on the QOL bit, but as an EASA licence holder...this simply does not apply!
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