The errosion of pay and conditions is an inevitable consequence of the rise of the low cost carriers.flying is now so ridiculously cheap,where does the money come from to pay decent rates of pay,pay the leases on the aircraft,fuel,landing fees,ongoing training costs,insurance,uniforms,operational and engineering support,the list of cost goes on and on.ryanair only survive by securing no cost or even subsidised operations from and to obscure airfields,EU officials declaring some of these arrangements to be unfair and anti-competetive.As pilots for these operators,to have aspirations to the very comfortable pay scales enjoyed by the majors in the past,is an impossible dream.as flying has now become just public transport,one captain remarking that taking a flight with a well known no frills carrier was like catching a bus through the council estate !!,I am afraid that driving for these outfits is just like being a bus driver and i don,t mean a bus with an A in front of it !!The only chance and it,s a very slim one,is for major collapses in the lo cost market and the resulting reduction in capacity,driving up ticket prices.the downside is of course,a lot less pilots required,but those remaining enjoying improved pay and conditions.Not the future we all want,but those are the facts,we can,t change them !!