Bravo 3.
I agree I would not like to be in the position , but those that are chose to be there, so dont waste sympathy on them.
The only point which I would make in reply is that the barstewards were plotting this long before the rise in oil price, it just happens that they can impose this under a different umbrella.
I suppose on the other hand if you are correct ,then as soon as the oil price drops below $40 a barrel we will get a whopping pay rise as the profits shoot up.............yeah right.
I would hazard a guess that the fuel surcharge that has been imposed more than covers the oil price rise .........$30 a sector I think ( 777 -300 = 434x$30 = most of the cost of the fuel)