Originally Posted by low n' slow
paying for jo-schmo's ticket
Could be taken the other way. I would say
jo-schmo is the typical lo-co self-funded pilot so in fact, perhaps more than anyone, jo-schmo in the right hand seat is paying for
joe-public's ticket (with the left hand seat occupant probably having done something a bit similar a few years earlier when the thin edge of that wedge appeared). In doing so they are both really just lining big corporate's pocket somewhere instantly apparent very close to the bottom line.
I would also say that
joe-bloggs the ground staff employee is being shafted at every turn. I was astounded to read in another part of PPRuNe how low the salaries and how complete the disregard for quality of life outside of hellish shift patterns and lay-offs have become at one or two lo-co hubs.