What WIZZAIR made with their pilots from the start of the pandemic it has been a huge mistake that in medium to long term it will bring really serious consequences to de company.
First... practically no assistance on repatriation flights, some pilots were lucky to find the way within Wizzair´s network to return home. However other pilots without connections had to pay flight tickets from their pocket, hotels etc etc...
Second. We went from a very positive message from the CEO, "we have stronger cash reserves than our competitors, we will preserve all the jobs we just need you to reduce your salaries temporaly, take your holidays..."
one week later a new message 1000 redundances (265 pilots) in less than 24 hours, no notice period of 3 months, no remuneration, no guarantee to be rehired.... NOTHING!!
Third. They announce every week new bases, also that they are the only operator taking airplanes deliveries every month. Everyday they speak about very ambitious plans while they have lot of pilots recency expired, simulators fully booked and 1/4th of their manpower pre COVID. But the CEO insist that they are able to fly 100% of the fleet within the network with the existing pilots/cc. and can maintain 80% of their productivity with the current resources...
He ask for "flexibility" to their crews, moving people from their fix bases to non popular bases like Tirana and similar, random rosters, bad commuting or inexistent etc etc etc
Forth. After fired 265 pilots, they lunch a program CABIN CREW TO CAPTAIN IN JUST 3 YEARS!. Just an insult for all the really good Captains and First Officer that still employed by WIZZAIR and for the people fired.
A few days ago shareholders bonuses were paid. from 1.5 Millions of Pounds for the CEO and so...
So what is next?, I will tell you. Pilots will never forget what unfair, dirty and miserable treatment received during this crisis. There was not any reason to manage a company in such way. there was not transparency. But aviation is a double way street, and most of the people inside and outside the company are really really frustrated and upset without motivation at all. They think that they will have as many pilots as they want today, tomorrow or next year. They bet for that, ok is their company, time will say...