All this talk of an exodus doesn't surprise me. I've never met a pilot at Ryanair who has a good word to say about the management. However, it
would surprise me if many people
actually left or that any departures caused any disruption.
But I wouldn't be sad if I were forced to endure a busy Spring and Summer seeing as the past year has been pretty dire in terms of hours. Certainly no danger of hitting the 900 hour mark! 800 would be nice...
As an aside, I've also spoken with so many long term Ryanair Captains who are disgusted at the way the newer generation are treated. Not that there's much they can do about it.