I'm not at all supportive of a salary that is only average. I'd like to see a premium salary paid to our crew. We are a premium airline delivering a premium product. No problem.
To me the restrictive working practices are just absolutely bonkers and have not gone with the times.
It frustrates the hell out of me ''on the day'', phoning the unions/managers etc.
BASSA refusing flights to depart because of having to work ''two down'' and insisting on zone closures therefore downgrading fare paying customers.
That when the real culprit is snow! Not the company.
(one crew member admitted that 2 of her friends used the snow as an excuse not to come to work, they were more than capable to report since she did out of the same area.)
If you can justify it then fair enough but to me it doesn't make sense. You are the masters of where cost savings are going to come from. I'd suggest looking at working practices and getting a proper system in place that is transparent.
I think a load of crew will be yearning to be masters of their own destiny/life in BA.