I reckon early retirement packages are the way to get the more senior and therefore more expensive pilots to consider going. I am sure the CC will be looking at that option and pushing for a descent package. What is the age demograph like at MYT? Are there many close to retirement? With only a few years to go and a decent package on offer it can make it more beneficial to leave than to stay! Let's hope this and the other options negotiated are good and the compulsory redundancies are minimized, which I still think they will be.
PP