Originally Posted by molsie
I wish the media and some others would look at some very basic maths when it comes to Qantas bleating about what it would do to them if Jetstar pilots salaries were raised to the same level as Qantas pilots - the following is a very simplified expose - even if Jetstar pilot salaries were raised by a massive 50% ( which is a rough estimate of taking an A320 pilots salary to a Qantas 737 salary ), and based on 750 hours per year, the extra cost to the company on a Sydney - Melbourne ticket would be roughly $1.50 - the airlines have just announced that due to the carbon tax, domestic airfares would rise by $3.50 for the average sector - am I missing something here?
so they are on 50% more ey?
