Dr Faustus
Easyjet have been contemptuous of this issue from the very beginning, I joined when they had 5 a/c and it was a problem even then.
Here is a exerpt from a 2002 thread:-
This from today's The Times......
August 09, 2002
EasyJet 'is stretched to limit', airline boss admits
By Ben Webster, Transport Correspondent
EUROPE’S biggest budget airline has admitted that its pilots and cabin crew are under severe pressure because the airline does not have enough trained staff to cope with its record-breaking growth.
EasyJet plans to cancel some flights from next week to try to recover some control over its schedule.
Letters to pilots from Vilhelm Hahn-Petersen, the operations director, which have been leaked to The Times, describe how easyJet is struggling with “severe disruption”.
“It is very clear that the current situation cannot continue,” Mr Hahn-Petersen wrote on Wednesday.
“Right now it feels soul destroying and the bottom line is we can now conclude that the 60 per cent growth coupled with four new crew bases and lots of new routes has stretched us significantly.
“The combination of volume and complexity in the summer schedule has stretched us to the limit. I recognise that we need to scale back slightly to recreate stability.”
Mr Hahn-Petersen said he understood “the frustrations and concerns of all crew”.
What has changed??????????????
