Find that still very difficult to believe only 60 pax on a 747 JFK-LHR. Think your friend may be telling porkies or you are.
So which flights in the next week have only 100 pax IN EACH DIRECTION? Please enlighten us.
Remember this alleviation and the payments are FOR ONE WEEK ONLY. Most crew would rather have the full crew compliment or let the operation go to pot and show the management up for what they are.
Regarding the payments again someone else talking through a hole in their head. You do not know our agreements so why do you mouth off not knowing what you are talking about.
36% of our meal allowances are taxable.
100% of ALL other payments, like our salaries including this money for the ONE WEEK alleviation would be taxed normally.
For the very few individuals who turn up for a trip, where one person has to come off to crew another flight, they will either volunteer or be made to do this on juniority.
It has been agreed fo them that they would get the allowances for the trip they were supposed to do and would get the regular allowances for whatever trip they get in it's place as way of compensation. If the trip they do is not the same length then their next trip would be flexed.
In other words someone could checkin for their flight, find they will be going somewhere else, perhaps not getting back when they thought they would and their next trip/days off are "up in the air" as well. Not something many would relish. We make plans for days off and they would go to pot. As crew our days off at home are very precious.
So for the VERY FEW individuals that would happen to they get both allowances and are taxed as they would be normally.
It has to be stressed that this is for ONE WEEK only that it is NOT normally like this. This alleviation agreed by the unions is to keep the operation going. How much money would it cost BA to cancel lots of flights? A fraction of what is being paid to crew.
This is not the fault of crew. This is the fault of BA Mis-Management.
I would agree that the job is not rocket science. Customer service, tact and diplomacy skills as well as many others are required for the job something this contributor clearly does not display.
You need not apply for the post!