It's always good fun when someone tries to put-down the Channel Islands and claim we get favours.....
Maude Charlee - how we got our job has nothing to do with any of what we've been discussing on here. It comes dow to the fact that WE HAVE ALL WORKED VERY HARD FOR FLYBE AND WANT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY IN RETURN.
Oh, and just to inform you, because you obviously haven't done your homework properly - we had two FO's down here (both left last year of their own free will) who were not Channel Island Residents. They were both from the UK, and 2 or 3 years ago, when there were no locals available for FO positions, they were offered JER as a base.
They worked here, lived here, and enjoyed the lesser tax benefits. And then last year, they decided to leave. And in their places, two locals joined.
So we have not been 'the beneficiaries of one of the most one-sided biases that exist' - we happen to all live here and were available at the right time when Flybe needed to recruit more crew to base here. If we all decided to leave, Flybe would once again recruit 'outsiders' and place them down here. Would they then be exempt from having any moans and groans about the company?!?!
Now THAT's interesting! Response please.....