Just to claify:
Staff travel: Each year its $1000 that cabin crew get given to use on the VA network
I heard from an inside source that they are putting training on the back burner for a few months-theyve asked their trainers to take their leave now.
Also, as the aviation industry is always changing, they like to recruit a talent pool, then when they need people they take them from that, Theres also rumours of long haul expansion-adding new routes, more wide body aircraft and more recruitment for int cabin crew