The problem we have is that you cant discriminate against people who are sick, obviously if there is a pattern ie off every sat night , then the company will look at it, but legally you cant give someone better trips, more entitlement to requests etc because they havent been off sick ! The flight crew did get a substantial increase but once again we need to be realistic. I heard the other day the age for recruitment has dropped to 18, which i think is terrible, we need older crew with more life experience surely. We seem as a company to be going backwards in everything we do at the mo, and its at such a crucial time with all these low cost airlines offering london to jfk for 89.00 . The company as its got bigger is falling apart and linda "the destroyer " moir seems to be right in the middle of it !!!!!!!!