Originally Posted by
go-around flap 15
Then you need to take your Western European head out of your…
Expand your worldview a bit. Have a look at costs of living and GDP of European countries. €5000 net + hourly pay in Greece is (at least domestically) a quality of life probably not dissimilar to the younger London/Munich/Paris/Amsterdam based legacy Captain.
I’m all for improving T&Cs across the industry but you need to accept the economic reality!
look go-around the argument about cost of living is misunderstood. Greece is in the eurozone which means consumer goods and real estate is on par with all the other countries in the eu. Sure it’s not london or Paris but still expensive. This is sadly the economic reality. The car you buy or the IPhone that needs replacing cost the same. Energy prices are the same.. sure restaurants can be a bit cheaper that’s however a very small part of a budget for a family.
If you as an expat captain was to take a job with agean you would for most cases be looking at providing for a family. That is an estimatet cost of 3000 before rent in Athens. A 3 bedroom apartment in is about 1200
pr month give or take. Could have course be much more depending on the area. That’s your “reasonable” salary gone. Can you live on it? Yes. Do you think an airline captain should live on it? If the answer is yes then by all means fill your boots. You are probably a young man without kids and a wife to support and then it is a different reality.
Just remember these numbers when you are parked next to a white and orange 320 down route and the fo that’s waiving to you get paid substantially more than you for the exact same job albeit in the right seat.
It is expensive to be an expat no matter where you go. The salary we accept has to reflect that.