Seriously, Pilots cost 20% of airline costs?
Amortisation of aircraft and aviation equipment,
Cabin crew
Ground crew
Servicing and spares
Airport fees
Insurance
Head office personnel, management
Head office overhead
Fuel, oil etc
Agency commisions
Advertising
Edit: And taxes
I am sure this is not an exhaustive list, and I keep hearing on here how poorly LOCO pilots and entry level 1st officers are paid and how they now have to pay for their own upgrades.