Perhaps they'll point out the 50% increase in annual flying hours per man on short haul over the last 4 years. Or the significant percentage of long haul pilots working to the legal maximum. Or the daily extension of industrial limits to scheme to keep the operation going. Or the absence of flight cancellations due to shortage of flight crew compared to cabin crew. Incidentally, what has happened to the total number of pax on bored since all the aircraft were dusked. It wouldn't be the case that the total number has decreased by a greater proportion than the number of crew would it?