I agree with Scapa, a take home pay of nearly £1,300 is hardly living on the bread line. I think the new fleet lifestyle will probably attract a younger audience anyway and this salary is a pretty good one and far better that I was on in my first jobs. People seem to be comparing this salary with their current lifestyles and seeing that it would be impossible to live, which even for myself would be the same. However, I have a mortgage and other commitments that I afford on my current pay - we all live within our means and that is exactly what our colleagues on MF will do.
Besides, all the people critising the poor salary for MF are the same ones that supported a union that was only too happy to expect our LGW colleagues to take a 3% pay cut in their proposal so that LHR could benefit.