Aegean Airlines Fly for Food
I am not aware of anything similar happening on the planet earth....as it is happening in AEGEAN AIRLINES a member of STAR ALLIANCE. The salaries given to Captains, First Officers and cabin crew have always been super low but now.... they are nominated for a possible Guinness World Record ! The lowest salaries in the world for A320 !
What is happening here...is the definition of Medieval Working Conditions and "Modern Slavery" ! I fly for FOOD.....is more than appropriate !
The figures are net for Local crews/Month not expat salaries, since expats have been made redundant almost immediately due to Covid.
Captains: 2500-3000 EUR (some with older staff # much higher, like TRE, TRI, pilot management etc)
First Officers: 800-1200 EUR (800-900 EUR take some colleagues from HAF-Hellenic Airforce since around 300 EUR are subtracted from their "salaries" due to A320 Type rating)
Cabin crew: 500 EUR (Most CCM have a 6 month contract, they fire them after 6 months.... then IF next summer they need them back they hire them again !)
Rights ? What rights ?
The above figures are for around 30-40 Block hours (around 70-80 Duty hours) - Captains might fly more since they are less and next month is around 25 h Block (November) for First Officers.
Pre Covid figures: net average/Month (90+ h/Month summer season - 50 h or less/Month winter season, 700-750 h per year)
Captains: 3500-4700 EUR (10-15 years captains with the annual bonus +TRE-TRI extras, from 7000-9000+ EUR/Month). Cases of less than 3000 EUR/Month also exist for captains !
First Officers: 1800-2500 EUR (depending on basic salary and IF you get a summer base-per diem). Cases of 1600 EUR/Month also exist for First Officers ! I am one of them...
Cabin Crew: 800-900 EUR (SCCM 1200 EUR depending also with sales)
Let's make a quick FORDEC.....
FACTS: This Salary is a disgrace for the Aviation industry... now and then, even before Covid !
OPTIONS: Wait for the industry to recover and run away ....! or...stay.... or do something else....change profession !
RISKS: To stay with them is a great risk for our health....not only for our pocket !
DECISION: Run away with "Afterburner" .....
EXECUTE: Send them far away....
CHECK-RECHECK: Even the desert will seem OASIS !
The "funny" part is that pilot management and other high ranked officials think that we must be very happy... since we keep our positions. Like the cow which is happy while eating the green grass just before being slaughtered !
Since the salary here (even pre-covid) is 1/3 or less from the salary given everywhere else, It cost them nothing to continue giving "peanuts" . They have on "standby" a small # of qualified pilots and when the flights increase next summer... those "slaves" will be ready for work again !
They will also use expats again....Its easy....I need you now....tomorrow go out, on winter go out.....low seasons....go out..!
Pilot Unions in Greece ? Are you joking ? Whoever has tried to promote the fair and the good in this company... has been fired or put aside...!
" we have to isolate the rebels and stop rebellions" !
The only thing they do good is P.R...public relations ! A320 NEO delivery- ceremony , TV commercials , FB and Instagram marketing-promotion practices and a big big FAKE smile! Of course with the "help" of the GREEK government (a house with a red light or red light district...if you prefer...) !
Last edited by Work4Food; 2nd Apr 2022 at 13:58.