I know it's thread creep, but forgive me, I too was at the 'leaving do' described by Mr Bunker and as I know the retired Capt who organised it very well, I can also vouch for the fact that it was all bought & paid for
by the retirees.
It was beer and a buffet, not an all-expenses black tie do 'paid for by the company'.
I only post this to add emphasis to the fact that there are some cabin crew whose agenda is furthered by the spread of this nonsense, and who would be better served by asking their BASSA reps some very hard questions.
