So you should reddo. Everyone knows you're loaded anyway.
On a serious note what percentage of the crew are French these days? Used to be one third. Even if the company were able to pay reduced contributions for one year only that's a major saving toward bonuses at the top so it's worth their while resisting for as long as they can. Good for business.
Interesting suggestion as to what the continued recruitment bodes. Quite a few people have told me they're not flying much at all at the moment which is nice in the short term. Bit like the old days. Could well be the precursor to something else I suppose. Who knows? Above my pay scale, below my bovvered threshold.