Originally Posted by
Giuff
3 types of pilots are being sent to TIA by the central people party council in Budapest:
1. new hires or fresh upgrades
2. bad apples
3. people who cannot fly from home at the moment (i.e. Ukrainians).
No one wants to go there on self will.
Tax free salary:
why would you want to pay taxes in the european "Colombia", where there is no social security or social system in the first place? Albania is equal to a central african country on that regard. And i love the place so its no racism here, its a fact.
Wizz know that, in fact they send people in crappy places to avoid taxation, so people feel in heaven when they actually are in a s@@thole.
Ask yourself why Wizz do not operate in Germany, Denmark, France or other northern countries.
Be aware, this is going to bite hard close to retirement. Wizz don't care about your retirement plans. They squeeze you to the max giving you a doped payslip.
Cheap place to live:
yes, if you live in a dump in Durres and commute to Tirana on a medieval high speed road with cows crossing day and night.
Try living in center Tirana with an european lifestyle, then tell me how it works at the end of the month.
Easy operations: better not to comment here but in my career i have never seen easy operations
Different rosters: 14/7 or 6/4 like elsewhere (more a 6/3 in reality).
OTP is a joke to give away amazon candies to naive staff, trading safety for a few minutes of delay; given that, OPS in MXP or FCO are slower for a simple reason, they work under a strict safety protocol, something which is totally lacking in TIA. And you know, as i know, what i am talking about if you are in TIA. Also, you cannot compare TIA with FCO or MXP in terms of size of the airport.
Best to All.
I am not privy to the decisions of Budapest guys, but I believe they send new joiners and upgrades where they need them. Happened to be Italy too. And obviously people with no EU nationality cannot work at EU bases.
You don't like Albania, that's fine. As I said everyone and everyone's situation is different. There is no point to exaggerate. I prefer Durres to Tirana. There is no cows crossing the high speed road due to a concrete barrier separating directions of travel.
Germany and Denmark (god forbid) are not everyone's heaven either. Personally I prefer Albania to those 2 countries.
Whatever was said before, salary is still tax free in Albania. I don't care about pensions, I have it earned already.
Nobody forces you to stay in TIA. FCO waiting list is virtually empty. Everyone applied before March has got it already.
Should you prefer to pay 3-4 times Durres's price for a dump in Gallarate or Ostia, you can always do that.
Rosters: 14/7 is only available in Albania, Romania, FCO, MXP, and KUT. TIA also has 15/15 and reverse, but you have chosen to ignore that. 6/4 doesn't exist. It is 5/4.
FCO and especially MXP are slow because they are not organized, and not because of some safety protocols. I have my share of stories. And yes, being a small airport is an advantage of TIA.