I can understand why people are getting excited, especially those who are out of a job at the moment, whether 19 years old or if you have a lot of 737 hours. Wow - Jet2 are hiring when all other airlines are cutting costs and laying off?! Has anyone stopped to think how/why?
Pilots will only be hired on max 80% pay for 7 months work. Brilliant you think! Well, what are you going to do for the other 5 months of the year to pay the mortgage? This is just another cynical way of reducing Ts&Cs for pilots and I am ashamed to be working for an outfit that is stooping so low. Management are trying to hire new pilots on these contracts instead of paying for fleet transfers and promotions. This is going to cause a lot of tension.
Bring on BALPA and good luck to anyone joining us on these terms because you'll need it:
Lowest Jet salary in the industry PLUS no holiday during the summer, no anual pay rise, no health insurance.