Ecam, and why the hell shouldn't they approve the wet lease? Tell me on what grounds?
They are short of metal. Flown by EU guys, so why not?
Everyone, including BALPA,IPA and other objectors should at least find 'substantive' grounds on which to object, otherwise, case of crying wolf again.
IPA did once object on serious grounds against BA, but at that time BALPA were supporting it. That was a travesty.
Now it seems vogue to object to anything at all.
One salient feature that most here seem to forget is that the UK is no longer...we are part of Europe and the European rules apply...forget looking after UK jobs, its EU jobs now. I didn't make the rules, but they are what they are!
Also, start thinking worldwide. Monarch win all sorts of wet leases around the world (do you want to stop that Ecam?), look at Airtours, Airworld, in their previous guise, and so on. What about all the Brits in Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Middle East, in short, all over the world? Think laterally and globally guys or shoot yourselves in the foot.