SSV history
Agreed the airline that failed in 2010 did not exist prior to 1994, but Sunquest did and so did their passengers. Presumably someone was previously flying them for Sunquest??
I have no connection with Jazz but would like to ask if the SSV pilots in 1994 tried to decline the work that was being transferred as they felt it unfair that SSV accepted it? No, they accepted new jobs with a company that was being set up specifically to take existing business from an existing carrier.
If Thomas Cook no longer wanted to work with SSV surely that is their decision, as it was to put flying with Skyservice from somewhere else in 1994.
It sounds like the decision was made to close down Skyservice, at least as early as February when the summer flying was given to Westjet (who didn't refuse it either) due to underlying issues with the cost structure.
One can hardly expect a business such as Jazz to turn down the offer of more work and it is somewhat unrealistic to expect the Jazz crews to ask their company to do so. I don't think it is actually their decision.
While sad for SSV it is not a cause for criticism of Jazz or its pilots.