Originally Posted by
tecnamflyer
Perhaps not a disadvantaged minority. But with even the most basic of houses pushing £1M and beyond, i think a salary of 7000 to 8000 is quite poor.
What gets me is as a Ryanair contractor FO I've taken more than that, net. Of course it's based on me flying and there are no other benefits, but still, as pure salary I think that is quite underwhelming for someone who is a BA captain and with 24 yrs service. It would have to clear 10k net to be considered serious for me at least.
Having been a contracting FO at Ryanair and a current BA shorthaul captain I have to chip in here. Come on, please don’t compare your one or two months of the year to a consistent salary of 8k net. Would you like to share what must have been an exceptional amount block hours you’ve flown to get close to that figure, all the while with no sick pay, no pension contributions, no LOL insurance, not to mention no rostering protections or food!
Salary at BA at some points/positions on the scale isn’t market leading and we’re aware of that and attempting to address it, but the above is an insulting comparison.
Still taking an unpaid month off in the winter?