I bet many people who have commented on here earn far more than BA crew do. Has anyone stopped to work out how BA salaries are structured?
1. Basic pay is anything from £12k upwards - (this may include increments) so if you don't fly for any reason that is all you will get.
2. Allowances which are based on the cost of living of the Country you fly to.
3. Overtime, again depending on the length of the flight which is only triggered after 9 hours I guess. When I flew for BA my take home pay varied anything from £1000 - £1500 per month
Compare that with industry then it's not too different. Basic salary + overtime + bonus + other perks.
The other thing that comes to mind is that Virgin consider you over the hill around 35 and put you out to grass! In BA you can fly until you retire. In BA you will have earned your increments like most Companies.
Am I far off the mark?