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easyJet's stated intention for the future is to offer senior first officers "summer commands", hiring 6 month contract F/Os to fill the RHS in the summer period and then showing the contract F/Os the door to allow the "seasonal captains" to return to the right hand seat for the winter season.
This is a proposal by the Company that is being negotiated and having safeguards added to by BALPA. You will of been following this on the BALPA forum, if you are a member. Then the membership, not the freeloaders, have a chance to vote on the proposals. So despite the Company wishing to 'state an intention', there still have many hurdles to climb yet!
Cara You are wrong. Load factors are up on last year, as are forward bookings. So save your condescending luck for yourself - YOU'RE the one that needs it! Keep trying to sell yourself.