how long do you think it takes to start a projekt like LHITA? Was it two weeks ago when LH reduced capacities the first time?
The planning of this projekt started years before, in a time where reduktion of mainline was no issue. Creditcrunch was not even a remote nightmare and bying AZ was discussed seriously.
Dont believe what management says, because they will always make the actual situation work in their arguments. You are right now like a puppet repeating some biz-mantras. This is not the Big Picture!
Business low - Great opportunity to use surplus capasities in a vacuum of competition in Italy
Business high - Great opportunity to gain influence in a growing market in Italy
You look this situation through a pinpoint hole and therefore see it very limited. Trust me, its way more complicated than you imagine. Its not about LHITA, the fire has started burning in so many different spots long time ago. This is very typical for our management. They generate a huge backlock of good governance, distrust and vaporise companyidentity and wonder later why the pilots strike.
In our companythere is right now a tremendous pressure to negotiate new conditions. Our management will need a lot of mass for trade ins in the negotiations. "Trade ins" means that all the Germanwings, Condor, Aerologic and LHITA positions may be sacrified later for a different cause.
One thing is for sure, all pilots involved in these politics will be just chessfigures in a game. Ask any external pilot been screened for a position in these new companies. They never know what is really going on. The poorest possible communication from a company claiming industry leadership.
Why dont we have upgrades within our contract? LH management is constantly breaking existing agreements like the 70seater rule. (You sure know what that is, dont you?) Its not that we have a lack of aeroplanes, they are just flown by somebody else.
if you try to explain the world to guys who are right in the middle of a battle, you have to wake up really early in the morning and GET INFORMED!
Good luck and good night