Doors to automatic:
Richard and Brian run this airline as a hobby, richards main business is shipping and freight haulage.
On my first day, I was introduced to eastern with the magic words "Hi my name is Richard Lake and I pay your wages". Now what does that say about him and his airline, some may say assertive, others may say what a t... pot.
At 400 quid for a return ticket for a 50 min sector,no frequent flyer programe or air miles, some may say that it is just plain greedy.
400 quid to be defend, shakin about, and a glass of cheap brut. Granted the cabin crew work extremly hard and do there best in the gallery and are paid a crap salary.
Any how
Its a real shame that upstairs have not recognised all the hard and good work of all the flight deck and cabin crew this year.
moral is at an all time low, but the management seem to have there heads stuck in the sand and they only seem to listen to what they want to here.
Crew are still being pestered by the kids in the crewing office on there days off or annual live, I dont think they can quite grasp the fact that people arnt interested in what is going on at disneyland humberside. I know of a couple of captains who have got 2 mobiles as they are constantly pestered by crewing.................sad hey.
as many of you have said, the airline runs on good will, of which alot of it has ran out, and they will certainly know this in the summer when easy start they mas recruitment along with all the other big boys.
I have heard a rumour that balpa representation maybe on the cards, so be prepared for the usual toys out out of the pram trick on the first floor, office at the left top corner.
Just hate to see good crew getting the annual shafting, hopefully a few more of you may live and go to an airline where they actually appreciate you.
merry xmas