Don't be too hasty. The figure sounds very high to me, but it is distinctly possible to earn these sorts of figures in Thomsonfly.
We have a scheme called Flexible Working which enables pilots to offer Days Off back for sale to the company. If used a Captain gets £525 before tax. If the duty encroaches in any way into a second Day Off then this triggers a double payment. When a longhaul trip has been crewed using a Flexi Working pilot it is not unheard of for a week trip to trigger more than 7 flexi payments.
In my first month as a captain I was paid 8 x Flexible Working payments on top of Duty Pay and Salary for the month. I didn't earn as much as quoted in the original post, but it wasn't that far off either. The company still saves millions as it means that they don't have to sub charter anywhere near as many flights as before Flexi Working, so its a win, win.
So are RYR pilots still the best paid in Europe?
PP