WHYEYEMAN,
You're right about the EZY euro contracts. My former SFO colleagues in Madrid/Milan were close to 7,000 Euro net per month (£6,100).
Best ever month for one skipper in MAD was £30,000 (yes £30k) when his loyalty bonus and Spanish performance bonus all came at once.
Plus you get 36 days annual leave. Take your fixed pattern with 3 and 4 days off around 5 days leave and that gives you about 84 days off per year.
Beats anything in Europe. Plus the sun shines alot
Nice work