Spot on Huggie. I’ve flown with FR several times in the dim and distant, and put up with the odd missing safety card & lap belt (which would have been interesting if the flight had been full) in the interests of getting to PIK for £25 return.
These days, a little older and a lot more cautious, I avoid them at all costs. Firstly on principle – I want nothing to do with an airline whose response to September 11th is to change people £50 for the privilege of having their CV read.
Secondly, my gut feeling is that that kind of tactic is a telling comment on the way the company is run – if that’s their approach to recruitment, what else are they prepared to do in the name of profitability / cost –cutting? At the very least, it can’t be the happiest of places to work.