People cant get june, july , august, and there grounding aircraft over the winter! are you all that stupid to think thats anything other than a smart move by FR!??!!
People fly more in summer (FACT!) so more aircraft needed and more crew! people fly less in Winter (FACT) so less aircraft needed less crew needed!
so my thoughts are, they can afford for so many aircraft from certian bases to sit on the ground in the quite period over winter, dublin and stansted I belive, people will fly less over those months and maybe even get a whole month off, then be back to max flying duties over summer,
bank some cash dont spend it all on strippers, its a good wage, enjoy the time off, after all what other job gives you 28 days hoilday plus a month plus 4days off after a 5day week, I think you will find none!
other option is they have less planes in total and run them 24/7 all year with less routes and less jobs and more pilots in the dole que! if you dont want to fly for them then fine there are other people to fly for, but with 200h TT I dont think you will get anywhere with such good T&C's!
if you are alredy with an airline and got thousends of jet hours,, then yea, save your 25k and carry on the normal ladder to bigger and better worlds, for me to pay my way in and get experiance on a superb ship and earn back very decent money was a good and smart move,, I have 35years now to do what I like in the aviation world.