I for one would like to wish the best of luck to the new venture. Obviously the Emerald ethos of only spending money when they had to, was at times frustrating, but on the whole I did enjoy the eight and a half years I spent there. I flew with some great guys and loved flying the budgie.
Like many others, I lost out on what should have been a reasonable redundancy payout, and a few months of being very stressed until I found another flying job. I am not bitter as it was business and not personal, I would like to wish all the 748 guys who get involved the very best of luck.