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A large number of JQ Domestic crew knocked back JQI - including those who didn't turn up to the seminars, based on the contract. Compared to domestic, the base wages for both FA's and CSM's are lower, the rest periods are lower, you have less days off per month, and less control of your roster.
"Airport Standby - all elapsed hours spent on stand-bu prior to the allocation of a flying duty will be credited towards the roster period hours total but not to the duty hour limitations."
So...5 hours on airport standby, then
you're doing a DPS return . 5 hours + 15 hours
planned duty (not including delays) = at least 20 hours actual duty, but only considered 15 for rest purposes...yeah, a great deal. Then you have to drive home. IF you can drive home.
"I may be new to flying but know that there are many worse conditions out there and really don't know of many people that don't complain about their conditions so it is a decision you need to make for yourself, to see if it suits you and not to listen to the likes of Leane7 and others who don't give valid reasons as to why you shouldn't work for JQ or those in QF that are scared about this working well and their own conditions changing in coming years."
Not for International flying in this end of the world, there isn't. Unless, of course, you're BKK crew, or work for an Asian carrier.
Absolutely - it is a decision you need to make for yourself, as other JQ Domestic crew have made. But there aren't many.
Those in QF, and so on, have
every right to be alarmed. The JQ contract is by far and away the lowest common demoninator when it comes to rest vs work hours vs work/life balance.
This model will work well purely on the basis of churn and burn - that is YOU burn out, and get replaced in a couple of years by fresh blood.
The QF crew's agreements are built on what works
physically in order to deal with the constant back of clock, different time zone flying JQI will be performing. JQ resets the bar, and the guinea pigs will be you guys.
To begin with, the flying will be easy based on the low number of aircraft and limited schedule. However, that will change as more and more aircraft are introduced into the fleet, thus allowing greater rotations of crew.
"There is no shared accomondation."
One word for you...yet. Also, is there anything in your contract preventing this from occurring? No.
In closing, good luck to the JQI crew - you're going to need it.