Originally Posted by
Firefly47
The travelling public also has no issue flying Jetstar, Ryanair, EasyJet plus every other low cost airline as long as it saves them $$$$
Right, but the proficiency from those pilots is generally quite high due to lots of sectors flown, even if the experience is relatively low, very similar to US regional airlines. Not so at CX, widebody aircraft and relatively few sectors is deadly for inexperienced crews. Fact!