I'm very happy at Jet2 but the current recruitment saga leaves me totally embarrassed. We need the best pilots, not the weaker candidates who will only work for us because there's nothing else - and that's what this process will deliver.
Here's why we need to recruit and retain the best. The Leeds operation depends daily on the huge level of skill and experience of the local pilots. If you don't know Leeds, you would not believe that it's possible to run an extensive schedule from there. But we do, regularly and safely, day in day out. I take off my hats to these pilots, it is nothing short of remarkable that nothing has ever gone seriously wrong.
As someone has written above, Jet2 would not survive a hull loss. Those who are leading the recruiting might care to bear this in mind when we find that Jet2's skills levels have fallen through the floor.