The problem being now with all the UK airlines (except BA) is that BA has not recruited for a while and those which would have escaped the vile working practices of bmi, EasyJet are locked into there life of hell. Working to CAP371 isn`t fun, in fact hard work and tiring. Its OK when your job is new, but a few years down the line and the routeen drag of roster changes, low money, and the offer of promotion has been snapped up. What do you have?
bmi as in the form of baby re wrote the cabin crews contract over night. They rode over all the long hard fort agreements that had taken years to get.
EasyJet now getting bigger are having problems with crew, as there cozy little LTN base would have caused few problems because very few airlines based at LTN offer full time perm. contracts.
New cabin crew jump for that chance to be crew so they take the job without looking at the pit falls.
I`ve seen the BA bashing and just laugh at those who do. BA may not be your cup of tea, but the crews are treated better than any other UK airline, with the best cabin crew pay (even on new contract and the allowances taken in to the equation). Why? Because the unions and previous crews have worked hard to get it.
As for people who scream "union are the problem!" you have zero idea. Do you want to work for peanuts? long hours? poor working conditions? Safety issues? Service ideas push though by those who have no idea? Because with out unions life is bleak.
Yes BA has it problems we all know that, but the front line staff on the whole are treated fairly well when comparing other carriers.
...and any cabin crew who says they haven`t at least applied once to BA are not telling the truth. Those who haven`t know doubt will when BA start recruiting again.
Last edited by Tiger; 8th Aug 2002 at 11:44.