The bullet points are not mine Alex.. they are Ryanair's
Also an interesting slide in the presentation showing sharp declines in AerLingus passenger numbers.
Plus I imagine those 30 airlines that failed in 2008 aren't carrying too many folks now.
When was the last time Easy's passenger numbers only grew 7%... have they ever grown at such a slow yoy change? Fall in load factor has to be a big concern as it tells you less bums on seats per aircraft.... + how much discounting are they having to do??
Reading your post folks will get a distorted view of what it is like for fresh frozen ATPL holders at the moment Alex... both Ryanair and Easy have hiring freezes in place and Easy is getting rid of CTC cadets after their 6 months stint... so they are getting rid of pilots not hiring them.... how does that fit in with your passenger number data??
This thread helps knock some of the gloss off the picture FTOs like your own (which is one of the best) like to paint in wanabees eyes.