Originally Posted by
turbine100
Virgin is still not a happy place for all.
There isn’t an airline on the planet that is a happy place for all! Yes there might be people leaving to take the cash at EK, commutability of a DHL 777 roster, regional base at J2, fixed pattern EZY contract or long term stability of working at BA… but there’s still plenty of people happy to stay where they are for a variety of reasons. I certainly don’t know the true number of people leaving so I very much doubt that Turbine does either. The company says the rate has slowed down since the pay deal but until an updated seniority list is published nobody knows for sure. And absolutely nobody can say what will happen in 2025.
There are ongoing disagreements with the implementation of the pay deal that the union are trying to deal with, and your quality of life (but also payslip) remain largely dependent on which fleet your’re on. Current management missed the chance for a relationship reset and the chance to rebuild trust… but changes are underfoot both in the union and at the VHQ, so who knows 🤷🏼♂️
All of these airline options have positives and negatives.. and anyone who tells you one is “better” than the other is selling snake oil… because it’s so dependent on different positives, negatives and individual wants and needs… all of which are likely to have changed in 5 years time after the next downturn anyway.