Firstly I would just like to wish everyone on the base transfer list all the best in acheiving your objective. I know being based at or near home makes all the difference to one's quality of life.
Just as I would wish everyone on the fleet transfer list the best of luck in acheiving their transfer - but then we know how that has ended. And it seems Jet2 has managed to avoid much of an outcry by justifying their decision one way or another. Its not about the staff, its about the bottom line.
I hadn't realized that a 757 was to be transferred from LBA to EMA. If that proves to be the case then I take the point. I had thought the "new" 757 was to be based in EMA and that extra capacity/aircraft for NCL was for the summer only. In any case the summer is a long way off and we all know how quickly things change.
I wasn't implying that a base transfer would cost Jet2 very much. Only that if qualified applicants were willing to accept 70% on the basis they were based at EMA, then I would not be surprised to see Jet2 accept those applicants over base transfers, with the one exception of course, and justifying it one way or another.
Best of luck.