After talking to a bod in TUI the 80 figure seems a little low...
People who continue to take great pleasure/content in current/ past pilots being made redundant are the types who would be perfectly happy with payscales for a320/737 of the following it would seem: Fo (less than 500 Hours) - £17000 - £20000 Fo (more than 500 hours) - £21000 - £27000 Captain - £29000 - £36000 With an extra £1000 for being a TRE/TRI!
I'd be happy with that! We all have to realise that the good times have gone. Those with families etc will find it hardest to adapt.
Heathrow counts cost of disappearing business passengers The number of business passengers using Heathrow, the world’s busiest international airport, fell by 5 per cent last year, according to the annual survey of passengers by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The numbers dropped by 1.2 million to 22.8 million, just over a third of the total number of all passengers.
Heathrow counts cost of disappearing business passengers - Times Online