Maybe you guys aren't seeing the bigger picture?
Manchester alone has about 60 flights a day, and i guess you op 2-4 depending on the desternation.
Some of the major problems having been with tech a/c or the former Ba 146's (at Man). With lower crewing numbers if a a/c goes tech its alot more difficult to source another a/c to do the flight.
My point is with all the crew that have left, weather them being former Bacon or just regular Flybe, if all those staff had stayed there wouldn't be the crewing problems they now seem to have.
As most of you will be aware it takes alot of time to train and get a 'Blue' pass (Whats is the training time for first office/cabin crew?)
It is getting better, but slower than i expected. If you can stick with it guys and gals, believe it or not some of us think your doing a very good job, hence the 'Low Cost Carrier Award'. - Putting yourseld down Airbourne is going to get you no where....
