Monarch Man - I think Scroggs might actually be working for a change,
so I'll give him a hand and answer your questions.
1) No, absolutely no such plans whatsoever.
2) Yes. We're a 750 hour airline, anything over 760 hours is voluntary and would attract overtime pay - unless you get there by swopping trips.
3) Not quite. Allowances are based on the cost of living in the hotel - ie it's assumed that you eat all your meals in the hotel, and the allowance is structured accordingly. So the allowances in an expensive hotel in a cesspool destination might be more than those in an average hotel in a nice destination. (Hope that makes sense!)
Hope that helps.
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