Chimbu C contends
If the only jet pilot wage scale in Australia was the QF mainline T&Cs J*/
VB/NJS/Tiger et al simply wouldn't exist. ........ QF wouldn't be a whole lot bigger than it is now because fewer people would be able to afford the airfares.
and that Jet * Captains earn
circa 270-290k (real actual numbers)
Lets assume a "fat cat" QF legacy Captain lazily earns $350 000.
$60 000 pa extra divided by 900 hrs = $66 per hour
$66 divided by 250 pax = 26 cents per pax per hour
Is it really your contention our industry depends on lower pilot wages as people will choose not to travel because of an impost of
$1.82 per 7 hr flight !