ZBMAN
Number 1 is fact i was a flexi crew FO last year and a few months i earned this working my ass off in LGW.
And number 2, yes you are correct as it stands at the current Euro to pound conversion rate the Pay in Europe is on par almost with a UK captain but of course the rate can change but half of these guys commute back to the UK on days off so they spend it back home. So there taking home 80K a year and communting home. I believe there will be people transfering back to the UK when/if conversion rates change dramatically.