Airline crew rates in hotels are in most cases surprisingly low.
$75.00 Marriott Los Angeles, for example.(may not be up to date)
The major cost to the airline is transportation from the airports to the hotels.
There is no doubt that EI will be looking at every cost in their latest restructuring, including hotel/transportation costs.
The real savings to be made by crew are in reducing the days spent away and
rest periods after flights,complete flexibility between US and European flights(pilots),removal of all the "Spanish practices" and allowances. The introduction of pay per hour of flight duty will be considered along with up to 20% pay cut. EI pension contribution to the pilots scheme be reduced to equal the general staff fund.
Other areas will also be targeted, especially Catering and baggage handling.
All SNN t/a flights to origin/end in DUB.
And lots more than we every imagined possible.
The only other choice, welcome to MOL
