Originally Posted by
morno
Just to clarify, I believe that the Tiger example is not a good one. That is what they (Virgin/Tiger) wanted to do (Airbus redundancies), however it was pointed out that they couldn’t actually do that, and that became the first downfall that resulted initially in everything bar the Melbourne flight attendants becoming redundant. Eventually of course the whole brand was discarded of.
Yes it was pointed out that they couldn't do it. The majority on the 737 were the most junior. However, the company was going ahead regardless. The 737 was retrenched as a result of Covid and the groundings taking place. It was not due to the legality of the Airbus redundancies.
Unless your EBA is watertight and completely unambiguous around redundancy—most are not, expect the company to take the most efficient option.