No matter who owns and runs an airline, being Governments or others with larger reserves than Governments, the fact still remains that those airplanes cannot be operated empty or parked for too long.
The question is: How long?
It is inevitable that airlines will make redundancies soon, as already happening in Europe.
Redundancies are only the first step, who knows what the next step is, but probably a suspension of operation for a period.
So my humble advice to those in Negotiations with management, is: Don’t give up hard earned terms and conditions thinking this will save the day.
I would say, again humbly, ask for better conditions seal them in legally enforceable agreements, perhaps not to be given immediately but when or even if the good times return.
Meanwhile, only take unpaid leave if you can afford to sustain it for double the period you are taking.
Happy St. Patrick’s day to all.