Those taking type rating courses from about April onwards this year were doing so aware that they were only going to be flying for the summer and weren't being kept on over winter.
If that's true, then who is stupid - or rich - enough to go for a "deal" like that?
It's like with private economy, you need to be responsible.
I do hope though, that the f/o's and flexi in MAD all will have the offer to go elsewhere in the network, and as I understood it they will.