One thing to bear in mind is that when this is finally over there will be a massive pent up demand for travel from all sectors of the economy . It will be a huge benefit to any airlines that can position itself to meet that demand rapidly , Pilots, engineers and cabin crew cannot be replaced at a moments notice so it would pay an airline to keep its employees on side . Even if that meant a contractual additional payment to staff once the airline returned to profit To cover the temporary loss of income the staff suffered during the corona pandemic .
with a meaningful contract in place and trust in the management I think that a large number of staff would be willing to take cost saving measures , unpaid leave , temporary pay cuts etc .
Sadly though , through repeated breaches of contracts and continued attacks on our COS I don’t think anyone would trust this management to live up to the spirit of any agreement they may now wish to negotiate . What a terribly sad situation, but this is the result of treating your staff as expendable for many years, goodwill has evaporated , and goodwill is something that helps companies survive when the going gets really tough .