Originally Posted by
Dan_Brown
Pilots aren't known to stick together, however at the moment there must be huge dissatisfaction within the ranks to get this type of collective response. He didn't take his chances to negotiate earlier on, now he is going to pay.. Serves him right.
I see some observers in the press and financial markets still feel that MOL will somehow regain the initiative, at which point he will hit back hard
This is total BS
There is a global structural shortage of aircrew, which will only continue to get worse as older pilots retire, and other opportunities for the rest continue to grow.
Boeing have predicted this situation for well over 10 years and there have already been failures of regional airlines in the USA due to shortage of crew. In this case ultimately crew are fine because new jobs are created as competitors move in to fill the void - just look what happened at MON and AB
The simple choice for Ryanair is to either addapt to the changing labor situation, or otherwise find out the hard way that the previous business model is no longer sustainable in the current market.