AHF and others: Very well worded responses that perfectly sums up the feeling of the pilot and indeed, cabin crew workforce.
Unforunately I still feel there are many crews who still just can't be bothered with anything except turn up and get paid - fair enough, thats what we all want.
Yet I'm amazed at how some alsmost seem like zombies. 'oh well, there's a recession', 'well it's like it in most airlines', 'I can't see the point in a union', 'I'll just take plog fuel irrespective of the fact I flew yesterday and the winds were wrong and the whole scheme is run by people with little or sod all experience' etc etc. This point is driven home by the fairly low numbers that turned up for the BALPA meetings. (some were busy working I know)
The days of RB, FB, CFr, JB and to an extent NH are gone, to be replaced by you know who (I don't feel it appropriate to use full names but those in Jet2 will know).
Fortunately we still have two great Fleet Captains to keep some reasoning between Human Remains and and those who fly large chunks of metal around.
Finally, why are Jet2 so set on hiring these inexperienced soles and letting them change how we operate an aircraft? If Jet2 is moving into the charter / holiday market they should be taking note of other carriers and leaning from their failiures and sucesses.
I'm not from a charter background but I'll wager everyone on this thread a pint that at least 50% of some of these 'half-arsed' schemes (Fuel KPI / GDF / turning cabin crew into pushy sales bods /etc ) has been tried and failed before.
When I started with Jet2 there was never a need for GDF as the company was a fun, loyal and happy place to be that was felt by our passengers.
I fear if we lose this chance for BALPA recognition we will set back any chance of the T & C's in this airline improving for a number of years.
If your a Jet2 flight deck member reading this who isn't a BALPA member then I urge you to at least take 5 mins to look into the benefits...........