Unless one has the guts to stand up to the likes of BMI management, our T&C's throughtout the industry will continue to be eroded.
Thankfully I do not work there, never cared for the meanminded mentality, however it is in everyones interest that the pilots at BMI get fairly treated to prevent the downward spiral that Ryanair has much to blame for.
This is not a time for sitting back on the fence and hoping the problem will go away.
The best way to avoid a strike is for all pilots to join their collegues in balpa and force management to take them seriously, rather than sitting back and undermining their efforts; whilst at the same time hoping to share in the rewards that their action may bing.
Sometimes you get the management you deserve! United you have a chance, divided you will fail.
It is about time that management learnt that pilots have had enougth of being asked to pay for their mistake of flooding the market with too much product which has been devalued by too low prices.
This madness of give away flights has got to stop. If the managements won't do it the TAX man will, and the customers will pay.
Stop subsidising them.