So Richard, well may they say God save the Queen, because nothing will save the airline that screws it's staff or will it?
I have travelled on many an airline and know cabin crew from many airlines, including CX, QF and Jet Star.
I see the airline industry turning more and more into call centre type operations, with lots of young kids (people aged 19 to 23) joining airlines to see the world - much like joining the Navy (just a whole lot less respect shown by the flying public).
I have heard so much about good/bad conditions for the cabin crew - what do you earn?
I expect that any safety officer (as that is what cabin crew are) should be on a minimum of $50k a year on domestic routes and $65k for international.
I am tired of the world thinking of cabin crew as anything less than critical to any flight for safety reasons - this I know flight crew agree with 100%. (yet airlines do anything to reduce cabin crew numbers?
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So cabin crew "arm doors and cross check your wages" and join a strong union - because the senior executives won't be taking a pay cut any time soon.