FWIW, the Tomson proposal was for 96 pilots to be made redundant but a scheme is under negotiation for the remaining pilots and the company to jointly contribute a sum of cash each month to keep the 96 on the books and in jobs. About £200 per person per month, IIRC. Keeps peeps out of the jobcentre plus gives the company some healthy flexibility in the following season(s).
I have a faint recollection that Britannia proposed a similar base closure some decades ago that involved non-LIFO but they were given some friendly advice over tea and biccies that it wouldn't go very well for them if they tried it.