In the contract
Basil
Are they not offering Business Class for the 'elite' group?! It seems like you had an easy ride at European. I'm sure most will agree that cabin crew work just as hard, if not harder than flight crew, so why should you have such priviladges?! You are already getting paid far more.
Maybe larger airlines can afford to spend money on pampering their crew. Smaller ones cannot. You should have been more grateful.
As for taking European to a tribunal. It may seem like a good option at the moment, but if you want to stand any chance in getting what you are owed, send in those forms like asked. Providing European doesn't go completely down the tubes, you will see a larger pay-out.
Spare a thought for those who are still employed, trying to keep the company afloat and giving us a chance of some compensation.