The point of the matter with these “extenders” is that they have been put back on the original contract . The danger of this whole episode is that management were quite willing to employ what were effectively direct entry Captains on new contracts and we have firmly told them where to shove it. That this very dangerous precedence has been nipped in the bud is a significant achievement and show of solidarity by the pilot group. Well done.
That the individuals involved have demonstrated such naivety or greed in accepting these original contracts will see them remembered, when they finally do leave, as fools.