Originally Posted by Bad Adventures
....part of the reason why these people are being made redundant (management and administration staff mind you) is because of the current level of wages and conditions that pilots and cabin crew receive....
Yes, that is one of several reasons. Why are people so blind as to probably the main reason for the agressive development and growth of Jetstar Domestic and Jetstar International?
Same old story I guess: there is none so blind (or deaf) as he or she who doesn't want to see (or hear). Corporate overheads are also part of the mix as well as manpower costs all over the airline but the direct labor costs of crew (approx 6,000 people) and their on-costs are significantly higher at Mainline.