Bye Bye Sunwing......
So, Phil Wyatt aka Black Pearl Investments and brother Dim Jim have done it again.
BUT from a professional pilot's point of view they (Viking) employ quite a lot of British pilots at a time when the employment market is pretty bloody quiet, so hat's off to them for that, so long may Viking exist. Send back the Canadians - they should not be over here anyway when so many UK pilots are out of work or forced by circumstances to work in deserts n dumps for Flydubai or Arik. The same goes for ALL non-EU nationals.
I hear on the grapevine the Sunwing crews did not even have UK work permits and were just winging it anyway. Immigration please take note. These sorts of arrangements are crap for our people and should be stamped on. Hard. Sorry Canadians, we don't like to see anyone out of work, but we have to look after our own first.
Good luck Viking. We look forward to seeing you around for years to come - at least your crews are EU!! Concentrate on the business using your own a/c and all those ex XL, BMI and SAS guys you have. There is a wealth of talent there and such a shame Vik got tied in with the Sunwing operation.