Originally Posted by
Jet II
Well first of all you are not going to need existing crew levels in July and August, its going to take years before the industry gets back to something resembling 'normal'. Next, as others have alluded, not everyone will refuse to sign a new contact - every individuals circumstances are different. Finally BA are looking to make redundancies so an offer of a job (on any terms) to those individuals that otherwise would have been laid-off with no immediate prospect of getting a new one will be mightily attractive.
And the New Zealand pilots of course...
Originally Posted by
Jet II
I dont think there will be a shortage of airline staff looking for work at the moment - possibly some of the 3500 that Air NewZealand laid off?
It's going to be an employers market for the next 5 years.